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fernando · 29th December 2012, 12:26 PM

Hola Fernando,
Very nice little pistol, with its ivory grip.
The damascus decoration looks consistent with that applied by Liege gunsmiths. Look here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=crolle

and here:
http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...damas%20fr.htm

Concerning the loading system, i would say this is not a muzzle loader but a 'forced bullet' example. These breeches are usually very small, specially in a gun of such short barrel, thus needing a very small amount of gunpowder and bullet size. On the other hand, it would be unreasonable to build a turn off barrel only for the cleaning of a breech you could easily reach from the muzzle of such tiny gun.
Let's hear from other members about this.

29th December 2012, 12:26 PM	#4
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Hola Fernando, Very nice little pistol, with its ivory grip. The damascus decoration looks consistent with that applied by Liege gunsmiths. Look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=crolle and here: http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...damas%20fr.htm Concerning the loading system, i would say this is not a muzzle loader but a 'forced bullet' example. These breeches are usually very small, specially in a gun of such short barrel, thus needing a very small amount of gunpowder and bullet size. On the other hand, it would be unreasonable to build a turn off barrel only for the cleaning of a breech you could easily reach from the muzzle of such tiny gun. Let's hear from other members about this.