1813 inverted flintlock pistol.
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An inverted flintlock pistol designed by English gunsmith, Joseph Egg, 1813. Egg inverted its mechanism in order to improve sighting targets, however the design failed to catch on due to a number of problems (powder falling out, flash directed downwards often burnt hand, awkward reloads).
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