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Iain Brunt
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Iain Brunt
Global Art Advisor From 2001 Impressionist and Modern art, Owner antiques.co.uk
A late 19th Century Boar Grip Berloque 2mm pinfire pistol, marked PAT (patent) and FPf (Franz Pfanni). Circa 1896-1899. Additional info: This is the father of the Berloque Pistols and has to be the most sought after 2 mm pinfire gun out there. Berloque or watch fob pistols were first produced in Austria in the late 1890s and continue to be manufactured there to the present day. In all that time, their history has been closely linked to that of Franz Pfannl. Recent research has established that all of the berloques manufactured prior to 1938 - the year the Goebharter company began making berloques - were designs either manufactured by, or licensed for manufacture by Pfannl.
I retired in 2015 from a Security position with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have experience in Education, Transportation,(Trucking) Security, and the Insurance Industry.
7 年P. S. You are quite right in your assumption though. It was a very dangerous weapon!
I retired in 2015 from a Security position with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have experience in Education, Transportation,(Trucking) Security, and the Insurance Industry.
7 年Do try to remember, Sue, that at one time THAT was considered a "State of the Art, weapon and the coming thing in gentleman's evening wear if he sat at a table with a deck of cards in front of him while cruising the Mississippi on a steamboat.