What Is This?

[d'zaster]

looks like a lighter at 1st glance

 

[AlexanderA]

Those spanner nuts are not something typically seen on pistol grips and are more common on rifle stocks.

Those grip screws and spanner nuts look like they were repurposed from a long Enfield bayonet. This lends credence to the origin being some place like Pakistan, where British arms were common.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

At first glance, I thought this was a blunderbus Derringer!

 

[Jim Watson]

When I saw it I thought it looked like something out of a “B” Sci-Fi flick.

”Win” Bear in ‘Probability Broach’ carried a M58 .41 Magnum and had a shop made .41 Magnum derringer hideout. It was a last resort because he knew it would probably break his hand.

 

[lightman]

That thing is so ugly only its Mama could love it! Or somebody like me!!!

 

[Coyote3855]

Thanks for sharing this pistol. I do firearms research for a museum and am always interested in oddball guns. Never seen anything like it and have no ideas that haven't already been posted.

 

[Slamfire]

Wonder if it was a patent model. For a time you had to submit a working model to get a patent. I don't know how to search patents efficiently, so I have no idea of where to start.

I am sure it would fire a round. Trying to turn that barrel after the round is fired would be interesting. You would just be using your fingers. And then, you would have to bring a rod to drop down the barrel to eject the case. But for one round, it would work.

 

[br549arkie]

I think it's super neat. The barrel looks like an old rifle bolt.

That's what I thought too.