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Old 12-03-2010, 08:36 PM   #15
Jim K
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Default Re: Old gun, loaded in the front. (sorry for the english, i am danish)

The repro makers often put on the crown and royal cipher to make the guns look more authentic. If your gun is marked "black powder only" it is obviously a reproduction since in the days of the original, as Alpo says, there was no other kind. It should also be marked with the country of origin and may have a serial number; neither would be on a genuine antique.

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