I was able to get this model 1858, 7mm pin fire pistol, also known as a Lefaucheux, after the inventor, off of a friend of mine in Tenn. It is called a pin fire, because the shells have a small pin extruding from the side of it. When the trigger is pulled and the hammer drops, it hits the pin and ignites the powder in the casing, firing the bullet. You can see the pins extruding from the casings on the picture below. This pistol is unique, because it is fully engraved and fully functional. Alot of Officers carried these as a “boot gun”. This one was made in Belgium.
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