Family heirloom research

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, I don't have access to it but I will ask if hey can send another picture of the mechanism.

Originally Posted by captainpalace

However, I did find this after a Google search....

http://www.damonmills.com/Sold-37.htm

Wow! First time I have seen T. Bailey mentioned! Thomas Bailey an English gunsmith from New Orleans. The author says the pistol he evaluated was possibly from the 1830's.

This is a great lead! Thanks for the info!