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    Smoothbore Approval?

    I have my eye on an original smoothbore that is reportedly a period Belgian copy of a French 1842 .61 Caliber smoothbore. The question is, how do I know if this gun will be approved by the Small Arms Committee for use? I understand the approval process for reproductions - either it is in the book or it ain't.

    Is there a list of original imported foreign arms that will pass muster?

    Thanks,
    Jim
    Jim Willauer
    CV-011 Cockade Rifles

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    The gun is probably one of the Belgian 1842-type rifle muskets made for thePondir/Holthausen contract in late 1863. A picture or two would help. The guns were 4-groove .58 caliber. The .61 suggests it's been reamed out and would not be legal for smoothbore matches.

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