Description
NEW MODEL 1863
1⁄4-ton
showing very little wear
because pigeons were so dependable at reaching their destinations
Inside lining bear tailor label for LAFRENZE & KROLL of KIEL
Original French Double Barrel Pinfire Pocket Pistol with Hidden Triggers by Paul Berjat - circa 1850 U.S. Antique Guns NEW MODEL 1863Original item. Only One Available. This is a very nice French style double barrel pinfire pistol, made by well known maker Paul Berjat. When this was produced around 1855, the "NEW" French "Pinfire" cartridge had just been introduced, which featured a pin extending from the rear side of the cartridge that when depressed discharged the round. These were imported in some numbers for use during the U. S. Civil war. However, the firing system was never as