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Gastinne Renette pistol info Part II
MP
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These were called "assault pistols" and were used in Dueling practice with light loads and wax (or something soft) bullets. They came in pairs and the screw on the front of the trigger guard is for a removable handguard (shield). There was even a Society of Assault that folks belonged to. Many years ago there was a article on these type pistols in the "GUN REPORT" but I'm too lazy to look it up.
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(Crown)ELG = the standard Belgian proofmark since 1810, the crown added in 1893.
The "spike on a diamond base" is most likely a tower on a stepped platform, the Perron. Used in one or another Belgian proof mark set since 1672!
(Crown)R = Belgian proof mark for a rifled barrel.
Other marks are not on my list of Belgian or French proof marks, but the gun was obviously actually built in Belgium, even though sold in France.
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Look at lot No. 1315