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Marrakai
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More Interesting Hardware...!
      #26297 - 15/02/05 01:25 AM

Here's another interesting piece from my collection, just to shut wharf up for another day or two!



It belongs to the family of vintage handguns known as "puppy" revolvers, which are generally smaller cousins to the well-known 'bulldog' short-barrel side-arms. Puppys generally have folding triggers with no guard, to fit in the waist-coat pocket or lady's purse rather than a trouser-pocket or holster, and are usually .38-calibre or less, whereas Bulldogs are invariably .44 or .450. This particular piece is something of an enigma, however. It is undeniably 'puppy' in style, but 'bulldog' in nature, being chambered for Eley's .44 Bulldog cartridge!



Although the 170-grain lead bullet over perhaps 15-grains of black powder is rather anaemic by today's standards, it is nevertheless quite a handful in such a small piece!

The gun itself is rather a high-grade example of the Belgian trade, being completely nickel-plated with the exception of the hammer, trigger, and ejector-rod assembly, which are gold-plated! Very sensible to prevent corrosion from use with black-powder, of course. All available surfaces are covered in a very fine, ornate vine engraving, very elegant indeed. ...but what really tops-off this splendid little gun are the chunky genuine-ivory grips!




Engraved on the top-strap we find the raison d'etre for the existence
of this marvellous example of the gun-maker's art:



Imagine the look of surprise as some dance-hall ma'mselle produced this wicked little item from her garter to ward-off a hostile advance!

As NitroX is fond of pointing out, we do indeed live in lesser times!


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Taos
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Re: More Interesting Hardware...! [Re: Marrakai]
      #26309 - 15/02/05 07:17 AM

Marrakai,

that is one interesting little revolver! Very nice shape too for as old as it is. Gives pocket pistol a whole new meaning!!

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wharf
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Re: More Interesting Hardware...! [Re: Marrakai]
      #26310 - 15/02/05 07:25 AM

Nice little revolver mate,Oh by the way,Youll run out of pictures before I shut up.

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Marrakai
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Re: More Interesting Hardware...! [Re: wharf]
      #26410 - 16/02/05 09:23 PM

Don't bet on it!



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Re: More Interesting Hardware...! [Re: Marrakai]
      #26428 - 17/02/05 02:48 AM

In reply to:

Imagine the look of surprise as some dance-hall ma'mselle produced this wicked little item from her garter to ward-off a hostile advance!



And it would be nice and warm too.


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Is the trigger hinged?



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wharf
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Re: More Interesting Hardware...! [Re: Marrakai]
      #26467 - 17/02/05 07:31 PM

Keep em comin mate i love the old stuff.do you have any lugers?

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