Help Identifying an antique pistol

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Hi there, purchased a pistol from a gentleman in Alberta, I'm having a tough time finding any information on it. From what I can gather I think it may be a .230 rim fire, but not sure. It fits the bill of a saloon pistol but like I said I'm no expert. The gun is registered as following:

Make- Flobert
Model- Warnant System

Registration certs go on to list a serial number on the gun that I can't locate on the firearm.

Gun is a smooth bore, break action single action pistol set up to fire rimfire munitions. Full checkering around the whole butt, with what appears to be a amthyst stone (maybe?) on the butt cap. Engraving is fairly plain and appears on trigger guard, both side plates and hammer. The top of the octagonal barrel reads "A KEW LOUTH" and the main proof mark I think I will need to identify it is too small to make out, the other proof marks appear to be two "c"'s side by side, and one "c" below them. I've attached some pictures, appealing to the experts for some help here! I would like to get it verified as an antique if possible. If you have any information, ideas, hunches or concerns I'd be happy to hear them! Any information on the history or relevance of this firearm would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Young Gun

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From the style of the pistol I would guess that it is an earlier form of salon pistol such as were produced in Europe circa 1860's, 1870's. The "Warnant" system was a trapdoor type action.
In spite of the break open feature it appears that the standing portion of the breech serves only to support the lower half of the cartridge and that it is an essentially unlocked breech system. Am I close?
Are there "wings" on the hammer/breech that might seem to have been intended as extractors?
If the caliber is 6mm Flobert it would be, I believe, classed as a .22rf hence no antique exemption. Although there are any number of opinions traded concerning the "difference" I would note that the old RWS Acorn 22 BB and CB caps came in tins marked 6mm. When Stoeger sold the same cartridges under their own label the boxes were marked .22.
 
Waba said:
From the style of the pistol I would guess that it is an earlier form of salon pistol such as were produced in Europe circa 1860's, 1870's. The "Warnant" system was a trapdoor type action.
In spite of the break open feature it appears that the standing portion of the breech serves only to support the lower half of the cartridge and that it is an essentially unlocked breech system. Am I close?
Are there "wings" on the hammer/breech that might seem to have been intended as extractors?
If the caliber is 6mm Flobert it would be, I believe, classed as a .22rf hence no antique exemption. Although there are any number of opinions traded concerning the "difference" I would note that the old RWS Acorn 22 BB and CB caps came in tins marked 6mm. When Stoeger sold the same cartridges under their own label the boxes were marked .22.
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Seem to be bang on. With the exception of the "wings" on the hammer/breech. I could be missing something? It's my first "antique". Correct about the standing part of the breech, it sure seems weird. Any ideas as to who would be able to provide a fuller picture as to it's origin? I'm just curious to see where it was made date etc. Thanks very much for your help everyone, much appreciated!
 
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