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Old January 12, 2025, 09:07 AM   #1
Cmick101
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Pistol identification help

I have an old single shot 22 that i cant identify. Any help would be aappreciated
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Old January 12, 2025, 10:24 AM   #2
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You show a Flobert pistol, one of many many inexpensive small bores made in Belgium in late 19- early 20th century.
Nominal caliber is probably 6mm CB, close enough to .22 CB Caps

Yours is the “Remington” pattern, so called because it operates like a Remington Rolling Block BUT that doesn’t mean it is strong. CB caps are about all it is good for.
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Old January 14, 2025, 08:07 PM   #3
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To add to the info by Jim Watson......

The Florbert pistols are often called "parlor pistols" because a popular past time in Europe in the late 1800's and early 1900's was shooting very low power pistols in the parlor or living room.
Often a target was placed in the fire place to act as a bullet (more like a pellet) trap.

Yours appears to be a better quality version.
Many of these were brought home by GI's after WWII.
Even a .22 Short cartridge would be unsafe to fire.
A CB cap is about all that would be safe.
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Old January 14, 2025, 08:39 PM   #4
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Thanks very much for the information gentlemen!!
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