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Article about: Hi, i picked this little pocket pistol up today as it,s another odd one for my collection, it is 5.3 Cal, and has the marks on the barrel 95 5.3 then a * over a G the G leads to a line over

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    Hi,
    i picked this little pocket pistol up today as it,s another odd one for my collection, it is 5.3 Cal, and has the marks on the barrel 95 5.3 then a * over a G the G leads to a line over three chevrons then a crown and E over L,O. I was told about 1890,s it is like a Velo pistol but i dont think it is from Belgium ect, I like it as it has a swival barrel something different.
    and needs a good clean, and is 4, 2/1 " long,
    Dave.
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    I like it, good find. First I see with a swivel barrel.

    Tom

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    Interesting piece...I've never seen one with a swivel-barrel like that...well done!
    cheers, Glenn

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    nice looking pistol and swivel barrel is awsome !!

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    Looks like it's a single shot spur trigger Derringer, nice score.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    Nice pistol,those are Belgian proofmarks on it......Pete.
    JEDEM DAS SEINE

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    Nice find. Im confused about the calibre 5.3? 5.3 inch would be very big, and not a standard calibre. 5.3 mm would be extremely small. The calibre looks rather smaller, and is rimfire. I would think this pistol is closer to 1875-1880 than 1890, as modern centrefire ammunition was dominating by then. The proof marks are indeed Belgian.

    Here are similar markings on a Belgian Browning pistol of the 1920's.
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    My reference book shows the crown over ELG proof started in 1893......Pete.
    JEDEM DAS SEINE

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    Fair enough, good research there. I would like to know what ammunition this used.

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    Quote by douglas2496 View Post
    Fair enough, good research there. I would like to know what ammunition this used.
    I wonder if it is a starter pistol,does it have any rifling?
    JEDEM DAS SEINE

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