Gun buff help wanted!

[Pignut]

Can anyone shed any light on this?

My grandad left it to me.

I know nothing about it so any help would be good

 

[sam_acw]

Percussion cap lock means it is probably middle 19th century.
Aside from that it looks quite "home-made"

 

[Pignut]

Thanks for that! interesting in the fact it is "Home made"

 

[Doc]

Agree. Percussion pistol, and designed as such, not a flintlock converted to percussion.

You do not need a firearms certificate, unless you intend to use it.

Are there any makers marks or proof marks stamped on it? I have a similar percussion musket/shotgun that has no markings - I was told it was of 'colonial' manufacture.

 

[Buckshot]

There were an awfull lot of makers during those times that simply didn't stamp thier wares with any sort of name or anything.
Just making and selling them on.
It looks fairly small so is probably designed as a personal protection piece (short range/ large body mass)
BASC and other shooting organisations often hold events where you can take along somthing of interest and hope to get some info on it. They're normally free or a small entrance fee only.
It's probably not worth much as it's not stamped and so wouldn't be worth sending to be proffesionally valued but it would be interesting to get some history on it if possible.

Best of luck

Mark

 

[Pignut]

Cheers all,

It has a number 10 stamped on it, that is all I can see.

 

[BorderReiver]

Agree. Percussion pistol, and designed as such, not a flintlock converted to percussion.

You do not need a firearms certificate, unless you intend to use it.

Are there any makers marks or proof marks stamped on it? I have a similar percussion musket/shotgun that has no markings - I was told it was of 'colonial' manufacture.

Doc was joking ,don't even think about it.

 

[TimB]

yep, its a USB compatible Percussion pistol.

:AR15firin

 

[Pignut]

I think its days of throwing lead are well over!

 

[Pignut]

yep, its a USB compatible Percussion pistol.

:AR15firin

The pistol has I-Tunes loaded on!

 

[xairbourne]

Is it a Broomhandle Mauser?

 

[davef]

BASC and other shooting organisations often hold events where you can take along somthing of interest and hope to get some info on it.

There's one in Harrogate on the 17th Nov, its a BASC food fair/field sports evening but a couple of the Antiques Roadshow boffins are going along to offer valuations.

 

[Hunter_zero]

Can anyone shed any light on this?

My grandad left it to me.

[I know nothing about it so any help would be good

Looks like a typical 1830 to 1840 pocket pistol.

 

[Hunter_zero]

Looks like a typical 1830 to 1840 pocket pistol.

Have a look here : http://www.oldguns.co.uk/5.html

John

 

[Stuart]

shouldn’t this be in 'other chatter' rather than 'kit chatter'?

19th century pistols are not normaly regarded as standard bushcraft kit
:Thinkingo