Another curiosity.

[Sprglde]

This pistol came with the one i posted earlier. Now before y'all snap on me look at the pictures. I believe it's a break down percussion pistol in less than 22 cal (a .22 doesn't fit in bore), but I can't see putting powder, patch?, and ball down that small hole. It may be Italian made by EIG? Any thoughts or info will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Hawk54]

This pistol came with the one i posted earlier. Now before y'all snap on me look at the pictures. I believe it's a break down percussion pistol in about 22 ga but I can't see putting powder patch?, and ball down that small hole. It may be Italian made by EIG? Any thoughts or info will be appreciated. Thanks.

The ELG over an asterisk proof mark is Belgian.

 

[2 shots]

muzzle loader. the cap gos on the nipple in the back. like an inline.

 

[Sprglde]

The ELG over an asterisk proof mark is Belgian.

Good catch Hawk54 on the ELG proof ID, thanks, it's definitely one of theirs.
That proof was used from 1810 to 1853.

 

[Sam squanch]

Parlor pistol, using a cap to propel the lead ball or pellet. It’s not a reproduction, it’s the real thing! You would place a thick plank in the fireplace , tack a target on it, and pop away! If the bore is good, they are a popular collectible!

 

[Phil Coffins]

Apparently it has a set trigger.

 

[Brazos John]

ELG = Liege, Belgium proof stamp.
The barrel was proof-tested in Liege, Belgium, and passed.
Other folks will have a lot more info, but this is a start.
Good buy.

 

[Gtrubicon]

That is a really neat pistol!

 

[ppg1949]

EIG Cutlery imported from Italy muzzleloading pistols, revolvers and unmentionables. They possibly imported muzzleloading rifles but I have never seen one. They were bought out by Firearms Import & Export (aka F.I.E.) sometime in the 90’s.

 

[Sprglde]

EIG Cutlery imported from Italy muzzleloading pistols, revolvers and unmentionables. They possibly imported muzzleloading rifles but I have never seen one. They were bought out by Firearms Import & Export (aka F.I.E.) sometime in the 90’s.

I was wrong in my post regarding the proof mark being EIG. It is actually ELG as pointed out by Hawk54 making it a Belgian made percussion pistol.

 

[Sam squanch]

Hey wait a minute!! This is an INLINE!!!!! Nooooooooooo….

 

[Rabidwookie2003]

This pistol came with the one i posted earlier. Now before y'all snap on me look at the pictures. I believe it's a break down percussion pistol in less than 22 cal (a .22 doesn't fit in bore), but I can't see putting powder, patch?, and ball down that small hole. It may be Italian made by EIG? Any thoughts or info will be appreciated. Thanks.

If that IS an original, it’s in amazingly good condition. That’s a really good find. Even if it’s a repro, it’s still a good deal. If it’s smaller than a .22, I would really like to know what caliber it is, as well. That’s one tiny looking bore…

 

[Banjoman]

Hey wait a minute!! This is an INLINE!!!!! Nooooooooooo….

Technically, black powder revolvers are also in lines.


And they don’t even load at the muzzle.

 

[Rebel bull]

my son has a modern made one on his we put 1-3 grains of 3f goex in and use .177 pellets about a inch and a half of penetration in a phone book at 15 feet. i don't ever recall if he tried to fire it with just the cap. his is a Bondini

 

[Hawk54]

Good catch Hawk54 on the ELG proof ID, thanks, it's definitely one of theirs.
That proof was used from 1810 to 1853.

That same Belgian proof mark appears on the Belgian made Centennial Arms 1860 Army revolvers.

 

[Sprglde]

If that IS an original, it’s in amazingly good condition. That’s a really good find. Even if it’s a repro, it’s still a good deal. If it’s smaller than a .22, I would really like to know what caliber it is, as well. That’s one tiny looking bore...

A .22 round isn't even close to going in it.
At the muzzle it reads between 0.17 and 0.18, so that's a hair under 3/16".

 

[Sprglde]

That same Belgian proof mark appears on the Belgian made Centennial Arms 1860 Army revolvers.

Yes. Apparently also for muzzleloaders only after 1893 too.

 

[springfield art]

This pistol came with the one i posted earlier. Now before y'all snap on me look at the pictures. I believe it's a break down percussion pistol in less than 22 cal (a .22 doesn't fit in bore), but I can't see putting powder, patch?, and ball down that small hole. It may be Italian made by EIG? Any thoughts or info will be appreciated. Thanks.

.17 cal.?

 

[smoothshooter]

Parlor pistol, using a cap to propel the lead ball or pellet. It’s not a reproduction, it’s the real thing! You would place a thick plank in the fireplace , tack a target on it, and pop away! If the bore is good, they are a popular collectible!

Don’t think they were intended to use a patch around the ball.