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Siamese Type 66 PISTOL

 
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Francis C. Allan



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:55 am    Post subject: Siamese Type 66 PISTOL Reply with quote
The attached pictures illustrate a rare Type 66 Siamese Pistol.
It is a single-shot, top-break pistol designed to fire the Type 66 8x52R GALLERY cartridge. Dangerously, it will chamber the full-power T-66 Ball cartirdge. Several of these are in Thai museums and at least two are in the U.S. High serial number is 33 which recently surfaced at a gun show.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:42 pm    Post subject: pistol Reply with quote
Frank, thanks for posting that! It is really neat. Now what was its purpose? Trey
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:34 am    Post subject: T-66 pistol Reply with quote
It was beleived to be some kind of target practice, yet the sights were not adjustible. Very strange bird indeed. Here are a few more photos of examples in Thai museums.

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