Family Heritage: Pair Of Muzzle-Loading Duel Pistols

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Dear Friends,


here a few pictures of muzzle-loading duel pistols my parents gave me today.
They have been in possession of our family for at least 150 years.
They might be French, since the initials are not ours and our family house has been a French consulate at the end of the 18th century and up until the second decade of the 19th.
One of the two pistols still works, the other one is almost completely blocked.
I'll try to work on it with lubricants and other products, otherwise I'll take them to my arms shop and ask if they can repair them.
I'd really like to see if I can shoot them, even if only once.
The barrels are threaded.
Does anyone know similar guns?
Maybe give me some further info?

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