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black powder pistol

heikkiheikki Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
Are black powder pistols registered through the feds.....if not what do you do to get them,just buy them or what????

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  • heikkiheikki Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have a black powder pistol with 3 barrells.it is aprox 9 inches long and each barrell isremovable to shoot either 1 ,2 or 3 at a timeit has a pat. num. in small numbers and theletters cmc. would like to know how old it is and what it would be worth.
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  • heikkiheikki Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just got in a blackpowder pistol. I dont know much about these. This gun only has a serial number and the letter "P" inside a diamond. does anyone know the maker?

    Dave
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  • heikkiheikki Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What info is needed to determine the value and date on an old pistol and also how can I check to see if it is a reproduction
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  • bigbossmanbigbossman Member Posts: 154 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It sounds like you may have what was commonly called a "DUCKFOOT". This gun had three barrels which were loaded separately but all fired at the same time from one percussion cap or flintlock charge. It's most touted use was as a last-ditch defense weapon for mutinies on ships. Captain Bligh from the HMS Bounty should have carried several of them stashed all over his body. A really old one could be quite valuable; take it to a gun show or dealer who specializes in antique weapons and let them look at it. If it looks new and is a bright-colored brass piece with three barrels which screw in it is probably a repro with a value of less than $125.00 at a guess. Hope this helps you. Peace.......
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