Lady weapon

[Menzl]

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.

 

[Cheap Thrills]

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.

 

[wisconsin digger]

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

 

[OxShoeDrew]

At a time when everything took so long to make they never seemed to spare ornamentation. Nice!!

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

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:

 

[badgers325]

That is a really cool find Menzl. Congrats!!

 

[Menzl]

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?

 

[BTV Digger]

Very nice find, and an interesting guess on its provenance!

John

 

[del]

Great little "boot" pistol Menzl and very nice job on restoring and preserving it .

Dan

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

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/groups/1/3/2973/IMG_0088.JPG