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Tower Pistol Identification
AtlPupLvr
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Hello,
I'm new to the forum and have come across a few handguns in helping to sort through a family home. I'm not a gun expert, though learning as a result of this. One handgun in particular appears to be an antique tower pistol. I don't yet have photos posted. What should I be looking for in markings or other qualities to understand whether it is authentic, and if so, the age? In working with my father to understand the item, here is what I know at this point:
Appears to be 80 caliber
It's a Flint Lock to Percussion conversion
It's engraved with something that looks like a name in a script. Using the "_" character for letters I can't make out "F,G,orJ_orc_cia" and underneath very difficult to read.
The end where the bullet comes out (yes laugh) is engraved with two letters. They are either greek Lambda and Rho (upside down V and a P) or they are something else entirely.
Enclosed in a rectangle, in small capital letters is an "MB" marking on the left side.
I would appreciate any advice on what else I should be looking for, and resources I could tap into to better understand this piece.
Thanks!
I'm new to the forum and have come across a few handguns in helping to sort through a family home. I'm not a gun expert, though learning as a result of this. One handgun in particular appears to be an antique tower pistol. I don't yet have photos posted. What should I be looking for in markings or other qualities to understand whether it is authentic, and if so, the age? In working with my father to understand the item, here is what I know at this point:
Appears to be 80 caliber
It's a Flint Lock to Percussion conversion
It's engraved with something that looks like a name in a script. Using the "_" character for letters I can't make out "F,G,orJ_orc_cia" and underneath very difficult to read.
The end where the bullet comes out (yes laugh) is engraved with two letters. They are either greek Lambda and Rho (upside down V and a P) or they are something else entirely.
Enclosed in a rectangle, in small capital letters is an "MB" marking on the left side.
I would appreciate any advice on what else I should be looking for, and resources I could tap into to better understand this piece.
Thanks!
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