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Offline Marplot

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ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« on: April 14, 2024, 05:43:56 PM »
Received in an auction. Seller designated as an original French 1763 Libreville. 69 cal. 9" Smoothbore. Action is crisp and works. But don't think I want to fire it.

Your opinion?








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Offline ntqlvr1948

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2024, 07:55:39 PM »
 Looks like the wrong hammer on it.  Otherwise it should be shootable. That's not how the French hammers were made
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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2024, 10:41:43 PM »
would one of these be more appropriate?







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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2024, 11:48:28 PM »
More like the last pistol but flat .Here's a pic of a musket of the same vintage.

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Offline Marplot

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2024, 11:57:23 PM »
Thank you! I'll start looking. Any place you know?
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Offline Bob Gerard

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2024, 03:38:21 AM »
I’m curious why it has such a huge barrel band. Looks like they took it off a musket!
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Offline ntqlvr1948

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2024, 04:07:01 AM »
  No that is the correct band for that pistol
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Offline WESTbury

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2024, 04:50:50 AM »
IRON MOUNTED FRENCH M1763 PISTOLS ARE POST AMERICAN REV WAR.


« Last Edit: April 15, 2024, 05:04:36 AM by WESTbury »
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: ID "Original" 1763 French Pistol
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2024, 10:55:15 PM »
Quote from: WESTbury on April 15, 2024, 04:50:50 AM
IRON MOUNTED FRENCH M1763 PISTOLS ARE POST AMERICAN REV WAR.


I will second this info.
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