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Percussion Boot Pistol #3174585 07/23/20 06:45 PM 07/23/20 06:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,698 Birmingham W wew3006 OP Booner
wew3006 OP Booner W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,698 Birmingham	Anybody familiar with old percussion " boot" pistols? Picked this one up recently. About 6.75" long. Thanks

Re: Percussion Boot Pistol [Re: wew3006] #3174828 07/24/20 04:56 AM 07/24/20 04:56 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,242 just south of the Tennesse riv... R roadkill 14 point
roadkill 14 point R Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,242 just south of the Tennesse riv...	I've seen dozens of them at the gun store. Were very popular in the 1840s - 1880s. Gamblers, prostitutes, and ladies carried them daily. Usually about .30 caliber. Were made in Belgium, England, France, and here. Were inexpensive, simple, and effective. Yours is a nice one. They usually aren't in that good condition. I'd shoot it. Last edited by roadkill; 07/24/20 04:58 AM.

Re: Percussion Boot Pistol [Re: wew3006] #3174844 07/24/20 06:19 AM 07/24/20 06:19 AM
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wew3006 OP Booner W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,698 Birmingham	Thanks RK, only mark is number "6" on frame and barrel. It's a pretty nicely fitted piece. Last edited by wew3006; 07/24/20 06:19 AM.

Re: Percussion Boot Pistol [Re: wew3006] #3175471 07/24/20 07:30 PM 07/24/20 07:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,242 just south of the Tennesse riv... R roadkill 14 point
roadkill 14 point R Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,242 just south of the Tennesse riv...	Its a good looking gun. Impression tells me its English. French and Belgian guns tend to be less blocky and slender.