Is this a Johnson & Bye Champion Air Pistol?

[Binners]

[Shrimpy]

The patent date 11/4/ 78 certainly matches

https://www.jimmiedeesairguns.com/pi...to-circa-1893/

[ccdjg]

Yes, it certainly is. It is also the slightly rarer version with rosewood grip plates.
Very nice find!

Cheers
John

[micky2]

What a nice find Pete, not many of them about and as John says with the rare rosewood grips. it's the largest of the USA push in type pistols.

[Binners]

Thank you Gentlemen, I have had my eye on this for a while and pleased to find it still cocks, even though the trigger spring is tired.

[Rair rifles]

Wow you gentlemen on here amaze me wonderfully pistol.