Here's a strange looking muzzleloader handgun...circa.1870
There are no identifying markings, but it strongly resembles the early french Flobert designs in rifles & pistols made throughout the middle of the 19th century, and when compared to the finish of my other antique's with confirmed dates of manufacture, there is no denying that the age of the lovely patina that coats all the metal parts is as old as 150 years!
I image that this was a talented person's home workshop project, 19th century "bubba gunsmithing"!!! or perhaps someone hired the local gunsmith to build this piece from a damaged Flobert rimfire rifle or rimfire shotgun?
This is a .50 caliber smoothbore barrel @10 inches long.
I felt the velocity to be similar to a 400-500 fps airguns muzzle velocity, but only a chronograph test will tell for sure.
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