Unknown Pistol

[Michael258]

Hi , My father brought this back from France after WW2. The trigger has never worked . I'm hoping that someone can tell me what it is and point me somewhere , to a tutorial on how to fix it. Thanks in advance !

 

[TreeMan]

The main spring is not set where it needs to be or is broken.

 

[TFoley]

The bent right-hand end of the mainspring needs to engage OVER the top of the claw-shaped part in the centre.

 

[Michael258]

Thanks . Can anyone tell me anything about the gun ?

 

[TFoley]

TBH, it looks more and more like a decorative piece the more I look at it. It is, to be brutally frank, extremely crude and with a very unlikely cannon barrel and over-grip tang. the trigger guard also appears to be made of sheet brass - not something that you are likely to see on a real pistol. The angle of the grip lacks any form of grace - remember that real guns of this era were very graceful to look at, part of their fascination for us today.

Here is an example of a cannon barrel flintlock pistol that comes from the era we are talking about - cannon barrels were most commonly found on guns like this, called turn-off barrels as they were removed to load the powder and ball, and then screwed back on. Brass was also the preferred barrel and mountings metal for weapons that served at sea, they did not rust like iron.

 

[Sam squanch]

I think it’s an old one made from odd parts.