For Shooting in Your Parlor - Montigny Parlor Pistol (~1850) ( lemmy.world )
This 7mm Belgian needle fire breech loading pistol would have been used for target shooting in one's parlor, presumably on rainy days.
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This particular example has the 'needle' like long narrow metal firing pin is broken, a common problem in needle fire designs.
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It would have used a low power cartridge for the purpose of indoor shooting. This design is one of many that enabled the historical fad.
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