Antique pistol

[greenwayjames]

Nice pistol

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[Epicyclic]

Yes please!.....how much? :-)

[greenwayjames]

Yes please!.....how much? :-)

I dont think it is for sale. I put it up here because I enjoyed seeing it myself and thought others may have been of a like mind.

[johnbaz]

I dont think it is for sale. I put it up here because I enjoyed seeing it myself and thought others may have been of a like mind.

I was happy to see such an old nice gun too mate- many thanks for putting the pic up



John

[greenwayjames]

I was happy to see such an old nice gun too mate- many thanks for putting the pic up



John

Cheers This is the description that goes with it. I thought someone would have a guess at what it was

Got some information on the antique air pistol in the picture. It is a butt reservoir airpistol made in the 1700s in the style of a horse pistol by Dachtine working in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle). The .45" calibre smoothbore barrel is 12" long and the pistol has a full flintlock but no touch hole. It is 20" overall in length.The brass butt reservoirs unscrews to be charged with air by a simple pump. The original owner would have got his servant to perform that task lol.No rear sight was fitted and like a horse or saddle pistol it was impossible to raise to aim in the normal way due the angle of the grip. You did a John Wayne with it and fired from the hip or levelled it chest high at best.

[Unframed Dave]

No good to me, my servant has just died of fatigue.

I don't think I'll bother with a replacement, they don't make them the same these days, cheeky sods want holidays now, and they moan like buggery when you flog them.

Dave