pocket gun or miner pistol ????

[tinpan]

Hi all, found this small gun,smaller than 22 but a real gun,Any ideas on make and age?


tinpan

 

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[diggerdan]

the key to this is going to be to figure out what the metal tab sticking out is. I cant find any early gun with that gap or tab in it.

looks like an old rolling block single shot,pre 1900

I'm a gun nut and can't recall seeing any rolling block pistols. The Stevens early 1900's .22's among other offerings, had a lever that dropped the block down to load a shell, they were called falling blocks. This looks like it had a gate that swung out of the way to load it, The gap in the front bottom of hammer is a puzzle to me.

 

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[Monty]

I've seen one that you used to catch the rim of the case. Then when it was fired you flipped it to the side to let it drop out of the gun. That was on a "rimless" case like a .45 ACP though. I'd like to see a top and bottom view of the gun to see just what that is sticking out. The trigger could be missing and that hangey down thing could be a rod to push the fired case out? Monty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think tinpan found this pistol in Australia, if that helps any.

 

[trikikiwi]

I think tinpan found this pistol in Australia, if that helps any.

In that era, treasure seekers were a community unto themselves - and they came and went where the gold was to be found, be it USA, OZ, or Aotearoa.

Same as the whalers and sealers.

Mike

 

[jrwill56]

the key to this is going to be to figure out what the metal tab sticking out is. I cant find any early gun with that gap or tab in it.

looks like an old rolling block single shot,pre 1900

I'm a gun nut and can't recall seeing any rolling block pistols. The Stevens early 1900's .22's among other offerings, had a lever that dropped the block down to load a shell, they were called falling blocks. This looks like it had a gate that swung out of the way to load it, The gap in the front bottom of hammer is a puzzle to me.

sure there were rolling block single shot pistols, many makers ,put in single shot rolling block pistol in your browser. (JR)

 

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............A LOT WAS SAID BUT BASICLY THIS IS A DERRINGER................single shot for use at very close range...........JOE

 

[whispers]

I was fortunate to find a pistole very similar a few years ago made by american arms called a hero but I believe it was in 31 or 34 cal.
thanks to all that helped me Id by the way.

 

[tinpan]

I think tinpan found this pistol in Australia, if that helps any.

In that era, treasure seekers were a community unto themselves - and they came and went where the gold was to be found, be it USA, OZ, or Aotearoa.

Same as the whalers and sealers.

Mike

So right you are mike bit later came the gold trooper and they were unto themselves and they had these

tinpan