What is it???

[footsteps]

Relative bought this at an estate sale.. no info was given any help would be great.

 

[scatterbrains]

Flint lock pistol

 

[vinniedelpino]

Relative bought this at an estate sale.. no info was given any help would be great.

A pirate gat.

 

[footsteps]

Any ideas on when this may have been made.

 

[Steel head]

AIBP

 

[footsteps]

AIBP ??

 

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Any ideas on when this may have been made.

look for any hallmarks or a makers name on the sideplates....that will make it easier to date or authenticate.

if there is too much crud, a gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush and a 50/50 ballistol-water mix should clean it up for you.

just dont use anything abrasive like a wire brush, or a Dremel tool.

 

[Mudburner]

Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.

 

[BullGear]

Diameter of the bore would help.

 

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Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.

looking at it closer, i do think you may be right.

everything just looks..."off"

• all of the screws are hand made, quite poorly.
• the frizzen is REALLY thick
• the hammer doesnt look like it even strikes the frizzen
• the decorative metal strap on the grip would cut your hand if you ever actually fired it
• wire wrapped barrel is common on "trade guns"
• the condition of the wood doesnt really match the condition of the metal

 

[Mudburner]

Here are a few more examples of this sort of item. None of them are actually old, or functional.

 

[footsteps]

Thanks all for you're input... $ 50.00 paid by my brother inlaw. A new man cave decoration.

 

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It is still worth it to see if there are any identification markings on the lock

With a lot of those "trade pistols" they did use original, period locks.....and those on their own, or even just the parts, can actually be worth a little bit of money

 

[FuhQ]

Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.

khyber Pass Gun Works... Fine quality hand-made shit right there.

 

[Dolomite_Supafly]

look for any hallmarks or a makers name on the sideplates....that will make it easier to date or authenticate.

if there is too much crud, a gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush and a 50/50 ballistol-water mix should clean it up for you.

just dont use anything abrasive like a wire brush, or a Dremel tool.

I watched a guy bring in a Gen1 Colt SAA to sell at a show. We have a regular dealer who dels only in pre 1898 arms. The guy said a relative bought it new and never really used it. He pulled it out of an old, oiled rag and the dealer and I gasped. It had recently been hit with a wire brush. We asked about it and he said the “bluing” was more brown so he took a wire wheel to it to shine it up.

The look when we told him that wire brush removed about $4K of value. Told him to shoot it and enjoy it.