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Hello,
unfortunately there is too much snow here to look for old relics. Therefore I have used the time to restore and conserve some finds of the last years.
It is a small pocket or travel pistol with percussion lock. It is only 4 inches long. I found it near a small creek on an old country road. The story behind it you can only imagine in your imagination. Personally, I think a Lady carried the pistol in the garter to be on the safe side when playing cards.;)
Congrats on a very nice find. Excellent photos as well. I have yet to find a real pistol just a couple of cap guns and lots of broken cap gun pieces.
Great use of your off time. The restoration looks great. Moral of your story is don't play cards with Ladies. Thx for posting. WD
At a time when everything took so long to make they never seemed to spare ornamentation. Nice!!
What a wonderful piece of history! Were you able to determine the manufacturer or approximate age? I imagine it originally looked similar to this one:
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That is a really cool find Menzl. Congrats!!
Thank you. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to find out anything about the manufacture. There is a mark on the bottom. A crown and crossed arrows or swords. Maybe England Birmingham around 1860s or Belgium?
Very nice find, and an interesting guess on its provenance!
John
Great little "boot" pistol Menzl and very nice job on restoring and preserving it .
Dan
Likely that's a proof stamp which looks like the style used at the Birmingham (UK) proof house 1813-1855. https://media.moddb.com/images/group...3/IMG_0088.JPG