Unknown Percussion Pistol

trenchwarfare · 18th September 2013, 04:15 AM

Grooves are "V" shaped, with one bevel being longer than the other. I'm inclined to believe that it is very late 19th, early 20th century. Possibly made for an older person, more accustomed to older designs. Kinda like the Murata bolt action guns, made in the form of a Tanegashima. The hammer "mouth", is deeply recessed. Being made like that, would accommodate a paper cap, or pill, as well as standard percussion cap.

18th September 2013, 04:15 AM	#5
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Grooves are "V" shaped, with one bevel being longer than the other. I'm inclined to believe that it is very late 19th, early 20th century. Possibly made for an older person, more accustomed to older designs. Kinda like the Murata bolt action guns, made in the form of a Tanegashima. The hammer "mouth", is deeply recessed. Being made like that, would accommodate a paper cap, or pill, as well as standard percussion cap.