Original French Silver Mounted English Style Percussion Pistol with Huge .75” Man-Stopping Rifled Barrel - circa 1840 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) but definitely lacks the appeal

but definitely lacks the appeal of the original

with gray thread used for the eagle

which is slightly deformed and stained

author of the excellent work Knuckle Knives of the Second World War

All photos are on period paper

Original French Silver Mounted English Style Percussion Pistol with Huge .75” Man-Stopping Rifled Barrel - circa 1840 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) but definitely lacks the appealOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a most unusual BIG BORE single shot Percussion pistol in the English style, which we believe to have been made in France. It has the number 7326 marked on the under side of the barrel, inside of the lock, and inside the trigger guard. The 6 1 2 inch long octagonal "Damascus" spiral forged barrel measures out to about 0. 75" inside, around 11 bore, larger than many shotguns. We thought it might have been