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Auldjin

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I thought I ought to give my pistol by Beckhuson of Oxford an airing.
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It dates from the 1840s. I particularly like the captive rammer.
 
Having an antique pistol as anything other than a curio in the UK is a lot of trouble. In Scotland they even require a licence for airguns. A smoothbore long barrelled piece counts as a shotgun so is much easier.
However it sits well in the hand and I am sure it would be a very effective defence against a footpad.
 
I thought I ought to give my pistol by Beckhuson of Oxford an airing.View attachment 175918View attachment 175919View attachment 175920 It dates from the 1840s. I particularly like the captive rammer.
What a nifty little gun! I can just "feel" what it would be like to pick up and heft it. Wish Peder or some mfgr. would make something just like it. They have lots of quality gunmaking CNC factories in Turkey; I wish some influential entrepreneur would hook up with a factory there to make some BP guns not available at this time. Something unique yet value priced.
 
Having an antique pistol as anything other than a curio in the UK is a lot of trouble. In Scotland they even require a licence for airguns. A smoothbore long barrelled piece counts as a shotgun so is much easier.
However it sits well in the hand and I am sure it would be a very effective defence against a footpad.
Footpad! my darling Monroe gal has used that term many times in her former career, much to her colleague's amusement!
that is a dandy pistol.
 
Sweet!! I ran across a (unknown ) repo Philadelphia Derringer in poor build state that I would love to get half that nice.
 
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