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training-pistols for dueling

a pair of training-pistols with screw-on hand-protection for future dueling partners.  The protecting shield similar to swords is to avoid hurting the hand and is used together with heavy lined coats and face masks. The tip-down barrel is almost 11" long, built for a .44 salon cartridge driven by a small load. The condition of the pistols is excellent with most of the bright blue, case hardening and varnish remain. No makers name visible. The fore-end can easily taken off and beneath are the Belgian proof stamps including the black powder mark and the Perron (= tower). There are also numbers 1/346 and 2/346 on the steel and wooden parts.
Scarce pair