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Found this at a park today... and ideas?
Old Gun...maybe?
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Spur trigger, boot or pocket pistol. Trying to narrow it down to one type right now.
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Well I'm happy to tell you it's a real gun! It's called a "Flobert" They were European made and date from the late 1800's to around WW1. They didn't fire a regular bullet, but instead a "CB Cap" which was basically a percussion primer with a small conical bullet on it. They were actually intended for indoor target practice rather than as a weapon, sometimes called a "parlor pistol" Yours is a low end version, and I found a reference to them being marketed to bicyclists to fend off dogs!
Look on the barrel for any stampings that could ID what country it's from, yours is likely German or Belgian, but they were made all over Europe. The 24 isn't a caliber, I'm not sure what it means, I doubt it's a serial number as there were thousands made and I've seen a few with 2 digit numbers stamped on them. As far as a value, not much I'm afraid, I've seen one in better condition selling in the 25$ dollar range. It's a really cool find though, and it will look great if you put it in a frame and hang it on the wall.
It's the kind of thing I collect, and if you ever want to part with it let me know I'd be glad to give it a spot on my wall
IMPORTANT- these were also made in .22 short, but intended for blackpowder loads, if you tried to chamber and fire a modern .22 short you COULD be hurt, even a blackpowder load might cause it to blow up, These were not made in the highest of quality, so just let it be a wall hanger, and NEVER try to shoot it
Well I'm happy to tell you it's a real gun! It's called a "Flobert" They were European made and date from the late 1800's to around WW1. They didn't fire a regular bullet, but instead a "CB Cap" which was basically a percussion primer with a small conical bullet on it. They were actually intended for indoor target practice rather than as a weapon, sometimes called a "parlor pistol" Yours is a low end version, and I found a reference to them being marketed to bicyclists to fend off dogs!
Look on the barrel for any stampings that could ID what country it's from, yours is likely German or Belgian, but they were made all over Europe. The 24 isn't a caliber, I'm not sure what it means, I doubt it's a serial number as there were thousands made and I've seen a few with 2 digit numbers stamped on them. As far as a value, not much I'm afraid, I've seen one in better condition selling in the 25$ dollar range. It's a really cool find though, and it will look great if you put it in a frame and hang it on the wall.
It's the kind of thing I collect, and if you ever want to part with it let me know I'd be glad to give it a spot on my wall
IMPORTANT- these were also made in .22 short, but intended for blackpowder loads, if you tried to chamber and fire a modern .22 short you COULD be hurt, even a blackpowder load might cause it to blow up, These were not made in the highest of quality, so just let it be a wall hanger, and NEVER try to shoot it
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Was trying to figure it out with the strange looking breech or lack of per se! Great ID Ken!
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They are an oddball item, something most people have never imagined existed. I seem to remember reading that you could mail order them for under a dollar plus delivery fees of around 10 cents......
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It is technically a parlor pistol, just not as elaborate as a some. This one is the cheap version. They were also called "Saloon Guns" so I'm guessing that at least a few taverns had their own shooting gallery, which sounds like a bad idea to me. They were also sold as a first gun for children before air guns got popular.
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That is just Sweeeeeeeet !!!!!! Congrats !!!!!
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