Originally Posted by
ccdjg
It is an example of the American Haviland & Gunn, or Morse, "parlor pistol" dating to the 1870's. I would rate it as extremely rare in the UK and very rare in the USA. From the picture it does seem to be incomplete unfortunately, as there should be a cocking rod protruding from the base of the grip. A very nice addition to any collection of early American air pistols.
Cheers,
John
You are right John, it is incomplete. Though it would not be beyond me to restore it There is a drawing on Garvin's site which shows the inner workings so reverse engineering from that point wouldn't be impossible. The big question is of course, would it be worth it? How much do you think it is worth right now and then how much do you think it would be worth if it was in working order?
Thank you everyone for all you help.
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