What battles were ought in the area where you found it?
Jim
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
What battles were ought in the area where you found it?
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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It was found near Ewloe Castle and I dont know of any battles there, although there were civil war battles nearby at Hawarden.Originally Posted by Jim McArthur
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They certainly had "screw barrel" pistols in the CW. There is the famous story telling how Prince Rupert announced the King's arrival by shooting the high weather cock as a sort of gong. Suspecting a fluke shot, Charles asked if he could do it again, so he pulled his second pistol...
...bang, bong
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