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			I will in the meantime try and ask the opinion of this person i asked about the pistols origin. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Just phoned him ... transition XVIII-XIX  
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 The opinion of Eduardo Nobre, author of As Armas e os Barões, a book where he dedicates a chapter to Egg Butt pistols, with an introduction to this species plus some twenty multi angle ilustrated examples, is that yours is from the transition period XVIII - XIX centuries. Obviously you are not compelled to accept such opinion   .
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 Last edited by dana_w; 5th December 2012 at 08:38 PM.  | 
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			What a beautiful thing...  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	 
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			I haven't had much luck searching for the term "Egg Butt" pistols.  Unfortunately I can't read "As Armas e os Barões" as I only speak English  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  .Can someone point me at another search term or a link? Also is there a proper term for the large decorative side plates on the handles of these pistols?  | 
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			Hello: 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Although Portuguese is not my language, the phrase "butt Egg" refers butt plate, which is egg-shaped, and can be seen in the second image. Affectionately. Fernando K  | 
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