Pinfire was well accepted in Europe, especially for handguns and shotguns.
Not so much so in America or England, but they did have a following. Pinfire revolvers were even used in the US Civil War.
The problem with a lot of the good British makers is that their markes were either faked, or closely copied with a few differences) in an effort to fool consumers.
I don't know if that's the case here or not.
The gun would have to be examined by an expert.
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