Pinfire
handguns
Dutch gun
legislation allows the possession of certain antique
firearms without license. Exempted are all muzzle loading
black powder arms and some arms loaded with cartridges. All
weapons chambered for pinfire cartridges are exempted. The
pinfire cartridge was invented by Casimir Lefaucheux
(1802-1852) and he was granted a patent in 1835. An
enormous diversity in pinfire arms was invented and
produced in a relative short period: (hunting) rifles,
revolvers, pistols and combination weapons (firearms in
combination with a knife or knuckle duster) in many
calibres. This website is exclusively concerned with the
collection and restoration of pinfire handguns.
