Original Brace of Belgian Pinfire Double Barrel Pistols with Mechanical Faults circa 1860 Conflict 39 and is maker marked

39 and is maker marked and dated on the top: RR 564 1939

There is a possibility that these muskets were weapons issued by the British

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Barrel length: 115 mm (4

Original Brace of Belgian Pinfire Double Barrel Pistols with Mechanical Faults circa 1860 Conflict 39 and is maker markedOriginal Items: One brace only. A brace means TWO (not a matched pair) interesting Belgian PIN FIRE pistols from just before the U. S. Civil War. The "NEW" French "Pinfire" cartridge was just introduced which featured a pin extending from the rear side of the cartridge that when depressed discharged the round. Never as popular as might have been expected and by 1870 quite obsolete. These two pistols of slightly different style and barrel length come