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Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
I suppose the pan covers are dovetailed into the cylinder, and thereby help to eliminate cross -fire.
Do the pan-covers slide forward? Very hard to see how it works from the photos.
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I haven't dissembled the weapon, but there is a single touch hole which is behind the external visible cylinder. I assume the cylinder dovetails behind this area. Maybe I'll take the pistol apart someday.
I've posted some larger photos on my Antique Weapons site at Google+. You can use the magnifying glass there to get a closer look at the lock.
https://plus.google.com/+DanaWilliams/posts/3Aj5AFbMSNr
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Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
I think this pistol is Much older than the Collier, and going by the shape of the lock and cock, plus the butt-stock, I would say late 17th century to very early 18th century.
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I speculate that the butt-stock came from an earlier weapon, possibly early 18th century.
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Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
Such pistols and carbines were produced from about 1680 to 1700.
Sometimes these were snaphaunce locks, which in a revolver was a little easier to make, as each cylinder had its own pan and sliding cover.
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I should have mentioned those very early snaphaunce style revolvers. There are some good photos here:
https://thornews.com/2014/03/27/the-...revolver-1597/