Italian Flintlock Question

[kipcarter54]

Today I went to check out a 44 caliber flintlock rifle from a coworker. He claims that it is handmade by a gunsmith in Italy named Pescarelli. It does have a "Made in Italy" stamp, but I wasn't familiar with any of the other stamps on the barrel. I can not find any info on a Pescarelli. I'm thinking it may actually be a Pedersoli.

Has anyone ever heard of Pescarelli?

 

[pargent]

Get onto the Pedersoli web site and see if you can see it

 

[kipcarter54]

There are a few on the website that look similar to the one he showed me. I was just curious if anyone else had ever heard of Pescarelli.

 

[Rifleman1776]

There are a few on the website that look similar to the one he showed me. I was just curious if anyone else had ever heard of Pescarelli.

I'll betcha he heard a misprounciation from another who mispronunced Pedersoli, and he heard......

 

[matt denison]

There are a few on the website that look similar to the one he showed me. I was just curious if anyone else had ever heard of Pescarelli.

I'll betcha he heard a misprounciation from another who mispronunced Pedersoli, and he heard......

I've heard Pedersoli pronounced "Petrochelli" more than once.

I can't say for all but the Pedersolli guns that I recall had his name on the barel. If it is stamped "made in Italy" then I doubt that it is handmade.

 

[Snakebite]

My first thought is that it's a Pedersoli, but the .44 caliber is kind of strange. I wonder if it's really a .44 or actually a .45. I haven't looked lately, but I don't think Pedersoli make a .44.

You said you looked at it, but from your post I get the idea it doesn't have Pedersoli stamped on it. I've never seen a gunsmith put where it's made on a custom gun.

A lot of questions about this one.

 

[Pioneer flinter]

I have a pedersoli Kentucky pistol that is marked 44 cal. but it really is a .45 cal.

 

[Zonie]

Of course, it's possible a guy who calls Pedersoli, Pescarelli might think muzzleloaders caliber is based on the ball size they shoot.

With a .45 shooting a patched .440 ball it could be called a ".44". :hmm:

 

[pargent]

They did make some very early guns (LONGARMS ) in .44 ,BUT check the rifleing because some had what they called Micro Rifleing and it is only suitable for copper jacketed pistol projectiles and they will not group with patched ball .

 

[ohio ramrod]

While I think it is a pedroseli. Dixie did sell some 45 caliber barrels in the early seventies that were stamped "made in Italy" and with proof marks. So it possibly could be a one of a kind build with an Italian barrel.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

That makes sense, and the owner was probably told "This is a hand made rifle with a Pedersoli barrel." Now he has mixed up "hand made" with the source of the barrel and the name of the barrel company, so says, "It was hand made by Pescarelli". Almost 20 years ago I saw an "original" longrifle for sale in an antique shop made by "Gertz". (Don Getz barrel; modern made repro though very well done.)

LD

 

[petew]

http://www.powderhombre.com/mbpproofmarks.pdf

This will show you the Pedersoli proof marks to look for.