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Nice looking pistols. They kind of resemble the French 1822 Service pistol but with a different ram rod design. With the belt hooks I would tend to think Naval issue (or private purchase) as French cavalry pistols usually are without hooks. One is missing the swivel for the ramrod which I am...

I had a longer barreled version of this gun a few years ago. Had the same logo's on the tang. Never sure who made it but thought it might be some type of commemorative piece since the gearwheel and sword logo looked like one of the Spanish Arsenal logos. Thought the other mark was who actually...

Muzzle looks like a smoothbore, can't see anything that looks like rifling and thin barrel walls too. Odd front sight on it. The profile of the barrel (octagon to round) looks like an old Belgian shotgun I have but without the under rib for the ramrod. The front sight/hood looks like something...

Pretty rough shape. Looks like some old military musket parts assembled into a home made stock. Lock plate shows signs that it was once flint. The cone in barrel conversion was one of the common methods used for conversions. Sideplate, sling swivel and trigger guard look like they may be re-used...

I would suspect it was a "tourist" gun, made to be sold in the local bazaar as an "antique". At one time very common in the middle east and the Indian subcontinent. Probably still being sold in some areas. I have seen several similar "guns" brought back by US military vets. With the crown and...

Looks similar to a French AN 13 military pistol. Hammer is an earlier style so perhaps an older model or maybe a Belgian copy?

The lock and the barrel really don't appear to match up quite right to me. The fit around the percussion bolster looks odd. Perhaps an old build using salvaged parts or might have been something made for the tourist trade in the Mediterranean area (anywhere from Spain to North Africa to the...

Bannerman was primarily a dealer in surplus military gear, got his start buying up gear at the auctions the US military held after the civil war to dispose of excess guns and equipment. As part of their business they often modified old guns to make them more sellable. One common mod was...

I like all of them, early or late. My first love though is civil war period handguns and long guns. Being a youngster during the civil war centennial probably had a lot to do with that. Cap & ball revolvers, rifled muskets and breach loaders like the Sharps, Smith and Burnside (like the early...

I would say it is a combo of errors, made worse by failing to understand the difference in operating pressures between traditional black and later smokeless powders.............. For one thing, smokeless charges for modern day guns are tiny compared to black powder charges for muzzle loaders (or...

Nice little pistol, I have owned one nearly identical to yours. Shot it several times and it was a fun little blaster. It was a larger caliber than yours, a screw barrel with a small powder chamber, around 10 grains capacity and a .395 round ball fit the breech chamber iirc. Sadly, I let it (and...

I have used Goex 4f in my pocket model (31 cal.) and in a couple 36 cal. guns as well. No issues in operation, not much difference in fouling but seemed slightly less than Goex 3f. Would like to chronograph the loads some time as they seemed to be a bit snappier with more effect on my swinging...

Does the lock work correctly when off the pistol? Have you had the trigger out of the stock to check for binding in the trigger plate or set mechanism? Sounds like something is binding or badly out of adjustment as the trigger shouldn't affect setting the gun at half cock in normal usage. I've...

Once a tale gets in circulation logical consideration of the claims and any search for historical facts often drop by the wayside......... People love tall tales and particularly enjoy spreading them (to prove how knowledgeable they are of course LOL).... I've heard most of the ones you posted...

A stronger mainspring might help. Many replica revolvers seem to have rather light mainsprings. Especially when compared to a few of the original guns I've owned. Fouling build up can cause problems but, at least in my experience, it should take a lot more shots than you're firing before it...

Belgian made? Yes, I'm sure factory parts would be hard to find. Possibly Uberti parts may be adaptable to it, only way to know would be to try. As to whether it's worth trying it would totally depend on the price to acquire the revolver. It looks like someone pried on the barrel to get it off...

Some guns were always serial numbered, some were not. It was up to the manufacturer before the 68 Gun Control Act in the US required it for modern guns. Winchester serial numbered most of their guns, the only exceptions being some of their cheaper models (mainly single shot 22's and single shot...

Normal atmospheric humidity shouldn't have any noticeable effect on the powder in a paper cartridge, no more than it would be an issue with powder stored in a flask. The paper itself shouldn't be affected either. I have shot paper cartridges that I made up years ago without issue. Some of my...

I have two of the Lymans (a 36 and a 44) and both were made by Uberti

As several have said Turner Kirkland was the first to sell a modern mass produced muzzle loader with his Belgian made rifles in the 1950's. Soon followed by the Civil War Centennial which brought the reproduction cap & ball revolvers and the first rifle musket replica, the Remington Zouave...