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EJ Sewell Flintlock Pistol: just acquired, looking for thoughts/opinions

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I just picked this up today. It is a hefty 50cal pistol, with a rifled octagon barrel, in birdseye maple. It is marked "EJ Sewell" on the barrel and lock. (I'm told it's the same Sewell who built what's known as the "Over the Mountain" rifle with a barrel over 8 FEET long.)

What can you tell me about the maker and the style/era of this gun?
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Saw you just listed this one for sale and rather than commenting there, found the "over the mountain gun" in a search. Also by Sewell, everything hand made (which I heard was common before the revival of muzzleloading in the 1970s) including the 9-foot barrel.

I imagine he must have been quite the character.
 

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