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CptCurl
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Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols
#380288 - 23/10/23 10:28 PM

Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols

Sharing a recent acquisition, a nice vintage pair of dueling or target pistols.

These are ~ .44 caliber; proofed 11.8mm. They were marketed by C. Mode of Paris. they remain "as new." I'm not sure whether I will fire them.

Has anyone been slapped with a glove recently?

Curly

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: CptCurl]
#380291 - 24/10/23 02:15 AM

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These are ~ .44 caliber; proofed 11.8mm. They were marketed by C. Mode of Paris. they remain "as new." I'm not sure whether I will fire them.

Has anyone been slapped with a glove recently?

I think you are a coward and a weakling if you never fire your duelling pistols ....

What are you going to do about that?

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: NitroX]
#380293 - 24/10/23 04:03 AM

That is a lovely pair of duelers, Curly
That mould with swing-off sprue cutter is the first I have seen, of that vintage/age.
I see the powder measure is for a tiny charge of powder.
Beautiful, "in case complete".

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: DarylS]
#380307 - 24/10/23 01:41 PM

Marvelous cased percussion pistols, Curl!
Congratulations!

Stocked in ebony? Certainly gives them a business-like appearance!
...so I'd like to think of them as duelers rather than target pistols.

Quality collectables indeed.

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NitroX
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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: Marrakai]
#380309 - 24/10/23 02:46 PM

Every Southern gentleman needs a fine pair of duelling pistols. Well done.

Still waiting for your response. yellow livered hillbilly Virginian!

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: Marrakai]
#380328 - 25/10/23 04:14 AM

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Marvelous cased percussion pistols, Curl!
Congratulations!

Stocked in ebony? Certainly gives them a business-like appearance!
...so I'd like to think of them as duelers rather than target pistols.

Quality collectables indeed.

They certainly appear to be ebony. It makes a marvelous stock, however inletting parts in it, is extremely difficult. Tools need to be kept razor sharp or it chips badly.
They are a lovely pair for certain.

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: DarylS]
#380387 - 27/10/23 11:20 AM

All of the wood is ebony: the stocks, the mallet, both accessory/patch containers, the cleaning rod, the handle on the nipple wrench, and the seating rod.

I would think it requires great skill to stock pistols such as these in ebony.

Curly

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: CptCurl]
#380388 - 27/10/23 11:27 AM

Lovely pair of pistols. I'm not knowledgeable on pistols. I thought that I remember reading that target pistols have sights whereas dueling pistols do not. Please educate me.

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: fjrdoc]
#380390 - 27/10/23 02:24 PM

Curly - sending you an e-mail.
17th Century .40 calibre Dag in Ebony, made entirely by my bro.

Those are BEAUTIFUL pistols, Curly. Well done.

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: NitroX]
#380398 - 27/10/23 06:52 PM

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Quote:

These are ~ .44 caliber; proofed 11.8mm. They were marketed by C. Mode of Paris. they remain "as new." I'm not sure whether I will fire them.

Has anyone been slapped with a glove recently?

I think you are a coward and a weakling if you never fire your duelling pistols ....

What are you going to do about that?

The Virginian doesn't want to play.

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: NitroX]
#380412 - 28/10/23 07:42 AM

Magnificent comes readily to mind!
Just in case the white glove out, the previous owner(s) would have frightened off any who were slighted & hence probably never used!

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: 93x64mm]
#380420 - 28/10/23 02:19 PM

Very similar styling to the replica "Le Page" duelling. Pistols.

I wanted a set of them before bp pistols became deadly handgun weapons of choice for rmodern robbers under licensing.

I like both sets a lot.

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: 93x64mm]
#380466 - 30/10/23 11:27 AM

Amazing....simply amazing. Good for you!

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Re: Pair of Belgian Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols [Re: sharps4590]
#381993 - 18/01/24 03:53 AM

Very, very nice. Thank you for sharing the pics, always great to see something above

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