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  1. M

    1840 Pocket pistol

    Thanks Jason for the info and link - I had no idea that these facilities existed in the UK. I only found this forum after speaking to my brother in France who is shooting a .44 Remington revolver replica (ball, black powder and cap). He suggested that it would be a good source of information -...
  2. M

    1840 Pocket pistol

    The barrel seems to be smooth and circular on the interior. There is a protrusion on the underside of the barrel that I thought would engage with a special wrench - it looks like a series of marks on it that could have been caused by using/slipping of the wrench. I sort of expected the wrench to...
  3. M

    1840 Pocket pistol

    Thanks to you both for the information. I had assumed that the barrel unscrewed but didn't realise that it was charged with the barrel removed and then the barrel replaced. The nipple is not screwed in tightly and can be unscrewed by fingers alone. I am a bit retiscent about using a wrench on...
  4. M

    1840 Pocket pistol

    Hi I bought a pocket pistol a few years ago which was sold as being made about 1840. The name on the barrel is Redfern and Goddard of London. I can find no information about nor reference to the makers and wondered if anybody could throw any light on the subject. I've included a couple of...
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