I agree with you. It is hard to tell with all the rust, but that "birdshead grip" does remind me of the Webleys. Maybe a Number 2 Bulldog pattern. They had a short 2-3" barrel designed as pocket cary weapons. They were chambered in .320, .380, .450,.455, and .476.Originally Posted by Giftmacher
I don't think so V.C. It is too small, it seems rather to civilian gun, caliber 6.35 (some kind of British Bulldog maybe). For comparison with cartridge 7.65 x17:
Kirk H.
Last edited by Kirk H.; 11-26-2011 at 03:33 PM.
I've seen stuff almost as bad turned in to a gun buyback...
Seriously, I'm thinking the relic in question is Belgian. Small calibre, folding trigger, it's the kind of thing they made by the bucket load.
M
Yep, you're probably right, but still not sure what does that pin near trigger (visible on 2nd photo) do.
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If you are referring to that piece of metal under the hammer, that would have been the spring. or the part behind the cylinder and above the trigger would have been for the loading gate.
Last edited by Kirk H.; 11-27-2011 at 12:55 PM.
I have to agree with everyone else, it would seem to be some type of "bulldog" snubbie, perhaps similar to this one in it's original form...
(Seller's Description):
"THIS IS A 6 SHOT APPROX. .32 CAL. FOLDING TRIGGER VEL DOG REVOLVER MADE IN LIEGE BELGUIM IN THE 1880'S."
Last edited by Roving_Bohemian; 11-27-2011 at 12:02 PM.
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Assuming it doesn't have any aluminum on it, this looks like a good candidate for electrolysis cleaning.
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That's what I'm afraid of. I tried that on torso of P08 and see what remained. The soil is very aggressive here
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Phew! I'm guessing the farmers and gardeners in your area add lots of lime to the soil, no?
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Rather it is by acid rain, since those are forest finds, Slovak colleagues have cleaner air and often better
condition of finds. On the other hand, it was in permanently wet soil over seventy years, one can not expect miracles..
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Am I mistaken, or is that object on the bottom the muzzle brake off of an MG-42?
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