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I think the wide and very flat grooves are that of the French Minié-system which was in use with pistols of the French army until 1870. corrado26

Sorry for the wrong Information: The barrel length of a short hussar carbine was between 482 and 527mm. The above given dimensions are these of the medium carbine. This means that your piece is an original short hussar carbine M 1742. Please can you tell me how to add pictures here - I cannot...

The carbine shown in the Fotos above is a smooth bore short Prussian Hussar Carbine M 1742 made at Potzdam factory by David Splitgerbers Erben (DSE). The normal length of this carbine was 1200-1230mm, the barrel length 844-874mm, the length of the lockplate was 155mm and the calibre...

I am a longtime collector and author of books and articles on European Military pistols and guns, flintlock, Percussion and needlefire. May be that I can help answering some questions in this field. corrado26