Anyone Know Anything About This Antique Pistol

[todaystheday]

My dad owned this small Antique Pistol which he swap in the playground when he was a little boy so about 70 years ago i think its some kind of boot pistol but apart from that i know nothing about it thers know name on the gun unless its under the wooden handle which i dont really want to take off given the age.

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[tacfoley]

Belgian-made by the hundred-thousand between late 1850's and beginning of the 20th century, and designed to shoot .22cal CB caps IF the barrel is actually bored hrough. Or, if you can find them, Flobert .22 blanks.

I had one as a child. They were mostly found nickel-plated and ranged in quality from not-so-bad to appalling. They were known as 'birdhead pocket pistols' because of the shape of the grip.

If it IS bored through, in THIS country alone in the world, it is classed a a firearm - CB caps are still available on sale in this country.

Other real collectors wil no doubt join in.

tac

[grahamrob]

One of these on Evilbay at the moment called a "model flint gun",not been taken off yet! G.

[todaystheday]

fantastic thankyou for the info really appreciate it, yes mines bored through my dad use to glue 22 pellets onto the ends of blanks, not been fired in years though but is in really great condition and will defo keep for sentimental reasons.

[Hares Ear]

Be careful. As it is bored through, then as Tacfoley says, it is a firearm. What's the maximum sentence these days, 10 Years?

[tacfoley]

Be careful. As it is bored through, then as Tacfoley says, it is a firearm. What's the maximum sentence these days, 10 Years?

Correct.

Your little pistol IS a Section 5[1] prohibited firearm under the Act. Read - (aba) any firearm which either has a barrel less than 30cm in length or is less than 60cm in length overall, other than an air weapon, a muzzle-loading gun or a firearm designed as signalling apparatus.

Penalties for this being found in your possession are not negotiable - you ARE de facto guilty of possession without a license, if you do NOT already have such a license. Do you recall the poor bugger who found a sawn-off shotgun in his garbage and was arrested handing it in?

Were I you I'd be taking some very clear advice as of this moment.

tac