mikethemedic
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I need some expertise here! After many hours of exhausting web searches with numerous search engines, E-Bay searches, Wikipedia, Etc. I still don't know what I have. I purchased a single shot black powder pistol with a steel octagon barrel at a garage sale on the "cheap". It looks like a pirate style pistol with a plain wood stock that is nearly the length of the 10" barrel. The following stamped/engraved markings appear on the barrel; (top) "SPAIN" (Rt.) "34334 CAL 12 m/m" and "T.A." above the caliber. (L.) "10.3 01" (w/* over the 01) "700 Kgs" then a shield with and X in the middle, a sm. diamond above it and 2 wavy lines above the diamond, then there's 3 circles in the shape of a triangle. On the (R.) hidden from view by the stock is the following: "Fa De Teodoro Arrizabalaga Eibar=Espana" (followed by a group of unique markings) On the (bottom) of the barrel is "4 444" and "444 4" again stamped on the combustion chamber which is fused to the barrel. The 444 appears on most of the parts indicating matched parts I assume. All parts are cast steel or iron. I did find other "family" members with the same last name who were gun makers in Spain, but not much about this guy. No info could be found on this gun or when it was made. I need an expert to tell me what I have. Maybe it's just a wall hanger and maybe it's a rare find! Let me know.