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SpoilerFrench antiques fraudsters found guilty of Versailles chair scam

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Bill Pallot was considered the top scholar of French 18th Century chairs.

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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Robbed his own bank while brandishing a pepperbox pistol causing several faintings among the witnessing public

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

pepperbox pistol

A few months ago I googled that and then watched a few Youtube vids. I'm not a gun guy so at first I didn't understand stuff. The pistol appeared in the tv series Hell on Wheels.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

I've always wanted to shoot one. With a vice and some string. Cuz I ain't holding one of those unwieldy fuckers.