Another pistol with a peculiar twist

[zimmerstutzen]

This is a Hanoverian Cavalry Pistol. The tab just above the rear most lock bolt is a cross bolt safety that prevents the hammer from falling accidentally. Circa 1840 Another peculiarity about Prussian Cavalry pistols is that the ram rods were carried separately.

[bushmaster]

Cool stuff! Thanks for posting it!

[Deleted]

very cool!

[davet]

Neat!! One of the first safety's!! (Or maybe.....the beginning of the anti-gun movement??) (Sarcasm)

BTW...it looks like the builder did some fancy file work on the end of the barrel muzzle. Nice looking stuff!!

[Deleted]

Very nice Zimmer!!  Whut caliber?

[zimmerstutzen]

It is a right around 63 so a loose 62 caliber. In the old days they might have called it a 20 bore.

Many of these came with a detachable rifle butt stock like the 1855 Springfield pistol carbine. This one did not.

[Deleted]

Wow!! Bet it would give a purdy good wallop!! One fine lookin piece fer sure!

[zimmerstutzen]

Finally got a chance to remove the barrel and lock and check things out.

Here is a picture of the "socket" for the hooked breech from the rear showing how simple the cross bolt mechanism works



when the bar slides all the way to the right, it protrudes through a hole in the lock plate and prevents the hammer from falling.

Here are some of the marks under the barrel

[zimmerstutzen]

Finally got a chance to remove the barrel and lock and check things out.

Here is a picture of the "socket" for the hooked breech from the rear showing how simple the cross bolt mechanism works



when the bar slides all the way to the right, it protrudes through a hole in the lock plate and prevents the hammer from falling.

Here are some of the marks under the barrel

[davet]

Hey Zim, that one mark on the barrel next to the "4" looks like "the one finger salute" I never realized non-verbal language of that singe went back that far in history!!! rofl