french parlor gun???

[wyoduster]

I have no idea what I have but it sure is pretty. 58 cal. with awesome rifling. I don't have a price cause I don't know what I have . Can you help me out ??? Whats she worth and what is it? Yes its for sale... But I don't want swindled today..

 

[Dismount]

one half of a set of dueling pistols I believe. thats why there is no ramrod.

 

[wyoduster]

one half of a set of dueling pistols I believe. thats why there is no ramrod.

That makes sense.. Whats it worth?

 

[Africa58double]

Worth - need more information
Markings name / anything else on it?

 

[denster]

A French target pistol, not a dueller, in reasonably nice shape. Value somewhere between $1000 and $1500. usually were cased with accessories. Check out the pictures in the handgun section of a similar but more ornate one.
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/a-black-beauty.143983/page-2#post-2027232

 

[Fastleo]

Looks expensive

 

[Africa58double]

Um… nice looking .58 for sure

 

[pamtnman]

Going with the dueling pistol separated from its mate history. A target pistol should have some sights, which I don’t see. Pretty nice gun.

 

[Slinginslugs]

Looks like a LePage target pistol...

 

[pamtnman]

Morphy Auctions screenshot seems to support a LePage target pistol, as suggested by others

 

[hawkeye2]

The rear sight is visible in 2 of the photos. I don't see a front one and I would guess it's missing. We need a photo of that area as well as the muzzle and bore. Not every fancy pistol without a ramrod was a dueling pistol, most weren't.

 

[denster]

Going with the dueling pistol separated from its mate history. A target pistol should have some sights, which I don’t see. Pretty nice gun.

Last picture shows the rear sight and another show the dovetail for the missing front sight. Irelevant in any case as dueling pistols also had sights.

 

[Africa58double]

Makes ya think

 

[pamtnman]

I saw the integral rear sight, but no front sight. I’m sure dueling pistols were made with and without sights. Some were made without sights so the parties had a more difficult time hitting one another, but were able to discharge their weapon and preserve their honor without physical harm. Anyhow, cool gun. The LePage seems to be it

 

[hawkeye2]

Yes, it's a cool gun.

I missed the front sight dovetail till denster mentioned it and I went back to look. It's visible in the photo of the pistol pointing to the left if you look close.

 

[toot]

Morphy Auctions screenshot seems to support a LePage target pistol, as suggested by othersView attachment 127783

jumping jehosophat! if that don't look like it!

 

[fjrdoc]

Beautiful pistol. I like how the left side stock contour is duplicated on the lock side.

 

[rickpa]

I don't think it's a parlor pistol. They were typically 4-6 mm made to use a small charge of powder indoors. You wouldn't want a .58 ball bouncing around your parlor. I'm going to lean towards it being a dueller. In my limited experience I think most European target pistols were around .35-.40 caliber with duellers being larger calibers. Very nice looking pistol in great shape.