can anyone tell me what this is

[midnightrider]

looking to fine out if this is real or a replica but either way like to find a hammer for it cause it broke thanks for any help on this

 

[Eric Krewson]

It is not a replica.

 

[OldSmoky1967]

looking to fine out if this is real or a replica but either way like to find a hammer for it cause it broke thanks for any help on this

Real deal

 

[midnightrider]

thanks do you no where i could go to get some more info on it and seeing if i can find the part thanks

 

[Roundball2319]

Looks to me to be an original. In that case I believe you will need to get the hammer repaired by a metal shop or by someone who would be willing to make or forge a new one. Best of luck.

 

[midnightrider]

thanks and does anyone no of what brand it might be

 

[user 48679]

Good advice, given there's usually not many replacement parts available for handmade guns that old.

 

[springfield art]

looking to fine out if this is real or a replica but either way like to find a hammer for it cause it broke thanks for any help on this

It's a genuine old 'boot pistol'. Very neat, wish I had one similar! May find it corroded or rusted in the "flash" area, from the nipple down into the chamber area. Many of them are after so many years.

 

[MAC1967]

Whatever it is . . . it's very cool.

 

[midnightrider]

It's a genuine old 'boot pistol'. Very neat, wish I had one similar! May find it corroded or rusted in the "flash" area, from the nipple down into the chamber area. Many of them are after so many years.

well the nipple came right out and its all cleared you can blow thru it not really any rust at all its in really good shape all but the trigger

 

[midnightrider]

this is the part im needing

 

[Grenadier1758]

thanks do you no where i could go to get some more info on it and seeing if i can find the part thanks

Dixie Gun Works has boxes of old parts that are not cataloged. It may mean a trip to the store with your pistol and spending some time searching through parts bins on what may turn out to be a lost effort.

 

[Rudyard]

Looks Belgium. hammer is there what's broke about it , but there are capable restorers . looks tidy other wise .
Rudyard

 

[midnightrider]

the hammer is broke into

 

[Stykbow]

Looks Belgium. hammer is there what's broke about it , but there are capable restorers . looks tidy other wise .
Rudyard

If you zoom in tight on the last pic you can see the break in it. I think it’s just barely hanging on. A good TIG welder should be able to fix it up, but that would come with its own set of drawbacks.

 

[TFoley]

As I mentioned in in another similar post to this, only two days ago, these little muff or pocket pistols were made by the tens of thousands between 1830 and the turn of the 19/20thC by hundreds of tiny workshops in Liége.

See - Need help, what is it?

The chances of finding a spare part for it are about as unlikely as you can possibly imagine, and then some. The number 8 on the barrel and action are assembly numbers, to keep the parts of the piece together while being assembled from a tray of similarly numbered parts.

 

[toot]

this is the part im needing

that is an easy fix. just get it TIG WELDED.

 

[toot]

finding a part that will work is not gonna happed. they were all bench made & hand fitted. as said TIG or MIG welded will work just fine.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

thanks do you no where i could go to get some more info on it and seeing if i can find the part thanks

Study holts London auctions archives

 

[SamTex1949]

a quick search using 'vintage boot pistol" found similar looking pistols
https://www.bing.com/images/search?...+pistol&tsc=ImageHoverTitle&form=IGRE&first=1