I now own this pistol. It is .80 caliber, and by the diameter of the barrel it was made as a pistol, not a cut down musket. I determined this by comparing the whole thing to an India pattern Brown Bess, a (cut down, sadly) long land pattern and a light dragoon pistol. Any comments appreciated.
I now own this pistol. It is .80 caliber, and by the diameter of the barrel it was made as a pistol, not a cut down musket. I determined this by comparing the whole thing to an India pattern Brown Bess, a (cut down, sadly) long land pattern and a light dragoon pistol.
ReplyDeleteAny comments appreciated.