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To: yankeedame

The pictured pistols appear to be one flintlock and one percussion-cap. It is my understanding that (a) duelling pistols were supposed to be identical, thus affording no advantage, and (b) that the percussion cap was invented later than 1804. Unless one of the pistols was subsequently modified (why?)...

Can anyone shine a light on this one?


2 posted on 07/11/2008 8:55:32 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I've been waiting since 11/04/79 for us (US) to do something about Iran.)
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To: ExGeeEye
The pictured pistols appear to be one flintlock and one percussion-cap.

Not only that, the fore-grips, pistol grips and trigger guards are different. Possibly the photo is fake-but-accurate?

3 posted on 07/11/2008 8:58:06 AM PDT by bcsco (To heck with a third party. We need a second one....)
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