On this page you will find American made handguns from the 18th and 19th centuries: flintlock, percussion and cartridge pistols, revolvers, pepperboxes, and deringers. Click on the item to see images of the gun.
This page contains European-made handguns mostly from Britain, France, Belgium and Spain. The occasional German and Italian pistol, too. Here you will find more flint locks, percussion and cartridge arms, as well as parlour pistols, duelling and travelling pistols, muff pistols, revolving arms, pepperboxes and the odd "pocket shotgun". Click on the item to see images.