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This is a copy of the 1857 EIG pistol. These were made for the East India Company and every original I have had a chance to examine is marked with the year 1857 and "EIG" on the lockplate. This copy is unmarked. Notice that the lock mimics the shape of an Enfield lock of the period.
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The lock screws mount through a pair of washers with ears, just like an Enfield. The barrel secures with a wedge key.
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It has a captured rammer. You pull it out, flip it up, ram your charge, then pull it out and push it back into the thimbles, thus eliminating having to flip it over and eliminating two motions of the loading drill. Carbines and musketoons of the era were sometimes equipped the same way. |
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Yes, it is a smoothbore, but it has front and rear sights. |
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It has a brass triggerguard, similar in style to the Enfield muskets. |
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