ID: French, English? Dueling or Target? Maker?

[LupoYusterArms]

Hoping someone can shed some light on the provenance of this beautiful gun. Thanks in advance.

 

[tenngun]

I’m not ‘in to pistols’ so this is just ‘gut’ if which I have too much.
Mostly French ? Maybe Irish

 

[poker]

Have you pulled the barrel? There likely are proof marks on the bottom side. They would reveal a lot. Thats one fine looking piece.

 

[Loja man]

Mostly very cool!!

 

[nhmoose]

There are 5 Hardy listed in Sellers Book no L Hardy.

That is one beautiful pistol!

 

[Rancocas]

Does not look English to me. French, Belgium maybe. I have a flintlock smoothbore fowler with a similar side plate that was made in Austria.

 

[LupoYusterArms]

Thanks very much. Might you post a photo of yours Rancocas?

 

[LupoYusterArms]

Have you pulled the barrel? There likely are proof marks on the bottom side. They would reveal a lot. Thats one fine looking piece.

The only proof marks are in the photo. L Hardy

 

[mhb]

It is almost certainly a target pistol. You did not say how large the bore is, or whether the barrel is rifled, but there does appear to be a rear sight, so there is probably a front sight, as well. The adjustment screw for the set trigger is visible. In all, it looks like a French or possibly Swiss pistol.

mhb - MIke

 

[OldSmoky1967]

Does not look English to me. French, Belgium maybe. I have a flintlock smoothbore fowler with a similar side plate that was made in Austria.

Looks like Belgian, or German/Austrian to me.

 

[OldSmoky1967]

Hoping someone can shed some light on the provenance of this beautiful gun. Thanks in advance.

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Looks like Belgian, or German/Austrian to me. Here are some of mine from Augsburg, Germany.

 

[user 33882]

Very much French in style.

 

[toot]

Looks like Belgian, or German/Austrian to me. Here are some of mine from Augsburg, Germany.

that is a nice pair!!

 

[OldSmoky1967]

Thanks. They are shooters!

 

[jimhallam]

The only proof marks are in the photo. L Hardy

Not "Proof Marks" --- probably from an outworker in the Belgian (Liege?) trade -- - but nothing in "Stockel". Cerainly the overall appearance is Western Europe.