duel pistol with horns around the drum

[flibuste]

hello

what is this pistol and the what about the horns around the drum ?

regards

 

flibuste,
Looks to me to be a contemporary target pistol of which there are sveral manufacturers. The "horns" are probably meant to act as built in flash guards to protect the wood forward of the nipple and perhaps the shooter from cap fragments.
Mark

 

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