Trombone pistol with brass barrel and lockplate

NeilUK · 28th January 2019, 11:53 PM

Yes, an interesting pistol. I don't know anything about Cassaignard but the style certainly looks French. I believe that officers in the East India Company's troops often saved the cost of proofing their new pistols by having the maker send them directly to India so that they did not have to have them proofed. These pistols could be evidence of a similar sort of situation.
Neil

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28th January 2019, 11:53 PM	#7
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	Yes, an interesting pistol. I don't know anything about Cassaignard but the style certainly looks French. I believe that officers in the East India Company's troops often saved the cost of proofing their new pistols by having the maker send them directly to India so that they did not have to have them proofed. These pistols could be evidence of a similar sort of situation. Neil