Eye candy..

[Mousegunguy]

Can you spot the repro?

 

[bpd303]

Right off hand, I would say none of them are re-pro's.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

The one on the bottom.

 

[2 shots]

i 2 nd. bottom one

 

[2 shots]

or the top one

 

[D Yager]

2nd from the top.

 

[Taevers]

Can you spot the repro?
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My guess is that all are repros. Reason I guess that is because they all look like well taken care or 200 year old pistols. I’m guessing Mouse is one of those fellas that works at making his collection look to the highest level of authenticity. Keep in mind I ain’t no genius!

 

[Mousegunguy]

My guess is that all are repros. Reason I guess that is because they all look like well taken care or 200 year old pistols. I’m guessing Mouse is one of those fellas that works at making his collection look to the highest level of authenticity. Keep in mind I ain’t no genius!

They’re not my guns. I help a local ffl with values & ID on black powder guns that they may be purchasing.
(I’m going to check out a Belgian pair of dueling pistols for them Saturday)
This was a collection we evaluated for them last week.
We found one reproduction, the others all appear to be originals in (mostly) awesome condition
I’m curious for those who have already guessed … why did you pick the one you picked?

 

[Whitworth]

Second from the top. The wood looks cheesy and the ramrod looks new. JMHO

 

[denster]

The one at the very top. Lock is a dead giveaway.

 

[Mousegunguy]

The one at the very top. Lock is a dead giveaway.

Curious, What do you see about the lock that make you think that?

 

[D Yager]

Second from the top looks like a Jukar.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

The one at the very top. Lock is a dead giveaway.

YES the one at the top, same reason, and I have one myself

LD

 

[wiscoaster]

Oh, c'mon, quit teasing us and give us the ANSWER. I think they all look like originals, which means the repro in their midst is a pretty damn good repro, and I can't tell, and I'd sure like to know, because it's a pretty good vote of "good job, well done" for the repro maker.

 

[denster]

Curious, What do you see about the lock that make you think that?

Too many things to list. Look at photos of original British sea service pistols in comparison and you will see what I mean. In one word this lock appears crude in the manner of some of the cheap imports of yesteryear.

 

[Mousegunguy]

Oh, c'mon, quit teasing us and give us the ANSWER. I think they all look like originals, which means the repro in their midst is a pretty damn good repro, and I can't tell, and I'd sure like to know, because it's a pretty good vote of "good job, well done" for the repro maker.

I’m still curious what about the lock on the top one folks think is a giveaway that its the modern one

 

[Mousegunguy]

Alright,
The only repro we found was the third one up from the bottom with the brass barrel.
The letters stamped on the lock looked too crookedy, I took it off and it had modern screws and the back of the lock was a stamped with a big modern 147.
I admit I don’t know even close to everything so I was using y’all to verify our work.
I’m gonna hafta inspect the top one closer, maybe pull the lock and check.
Thank you all very much for playing.
They may be up for sale soon?!?