swampcrawler
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My grandfather recently passed away, and this was among the things he left to me. I know it has no value but I find it fascinating.
The story goes that my grandfather was asked to do some minor mechanic work on a neighbors car. The neighbor said he had no cash to pay with but offered a gun. My grandfather didn't question the guy and performed the work. When it was done the guy hands him basically a ball of rust and mud. He claimed it was found while plowing a sugar cane field near Port Hudson Louisiana. I don't doubt that as the pistol shows various dings and a broken hammer spur which look like where plows and such have struck it over the years.
Anyhow, after soaking in diesel and scrubbing it down this is what my pawpaw pulled out of the rust ball.
My photobucket isn't playing nice at the moment and won't let me post the rest of the pictures. The pistol sports a significant amount of engraving and, amazingly, the lock work still functions. The hammer wil cock and dry fire with surprising strength. The top of the barrel is marked John with a difficult to read last name that I believe to be Blissett as well as a London address.
What really fascinated me is the fact that 4 chambers were empty, while 2 remain loaded.
Just thought you guys may find it interesting. I will post more pics when photobucket is nice to me again. If anyone has any idea what it may have been doing in that cane field, feel free to speculate.
The story goes that my grandfather was asked to do some minor mechanic work on a neighbors car. The neighbor said he had no cash to pay with but offered a gun. My grandfather didn't question the guy and performed the work. When it was done the guy hands him basically a ball of rust and mud. He claimed it was found while plowing a sugar cane field near Port Hudson Louisiana. I don't doubt that as the pistol shows various dings and a broken hammer spur which look like where plows and such have struck it over the years.
Anyhow, after soaking in diesel and scrubbing it down this is what my pawpaw pulled out of the rust ball.
My photobucket isn't playing nice at the moment and won't let me post the rest of the pictures. The pistol sports a significant amount of engraving and, amazingly, the lock work still functions. The hammer wil cock and dry fire with surprising strength. The top of the barrel is marked John with a difficult to read last name that I believe to be Blissett as well as a London address.
What really fascinated me is the fact that 4 chambers were empty, while 2 remain loaded.
Just thought you guys may find it interesting. I will post more pics when photobucket is nice to me again. If anyone has any idea what it may have been doing in that cane field, feel free to speculate.
