new pistol

corrado26 · 15th January 2017, 10:26 AM

The origin of this double barrel pistol is a mass made German so called "Weinbergpistole" used in the vinyards to disturb birds. These pistols have been in production up to the 1930s and in German warehouse catalogues they had a price of 1.-Reichsmark. There have been pistols with round or edged barrels but always of very primitiv or simple make.
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Oliver Pinchot · 15th January 2017, 06:03 PM

While it is never pleasant to learn that a treasured piece is a copy, one as good as Kubur's is worthy of some analysis:

The buttcap and barrel band appear to be cast. I am aware of very few types of period Moroccan work which include this technique.

The wood is very smooth and appears to lack patina.

The engraving on the lock and barrel tang applique` are quite crisp and show no wear. The wire inlay combined with coral and turquoise inlay likewise show little wear.

The work on the barrel does not appear to be inlay; rather, it is copper or brass which has been melted into the engraved lines and polished flat to the surface. This technique is very common these days.

Most interestingly, however, is the fact that the copyist found a good, complete example on which to base his work, probably in a museum or perhaps even in a book. He has not varied much at all from the original form, and the quality of workmanship is quite good overall.

Modern work is most easily identified by the absence of original form; it displays varying degrees of "artistic invention," most of which is comically poor. Regretably, the trend spans the entire range of arms and armor.

Kubur · 17th September 2017, 06:29 PM

Guys
Confirmed as an early 20th c. Moroccan decorative pistol
but functionnal... in the style of the 18th - 19th c.
I found at least two other models very similar...

15th January 2017, 10:26 AM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,237	The origin of this double barrel pistol is a mass made German so called "Weinbergpistole" used in the vinyards to disturb birds. These pistols have been in production up to the 1930s and in German warehouse catalogues they had a price of 1.-Reichsmark. There have been pistols with round or edged barrels but always of very primitiv or simple make. corrado26 Attached Images

17th September 2017, 06:29 PM	#3
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Guys Confirmed as an early 20th c. Moroccan decorative pistol but functionnal... in the style of the 18th - 19th c. I found at least two other models very similar... Attached Images

15th January 2017, 06:03 PM	#2
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 468	While it is never pleasant to learn that a treasured piece is a copy, one as good as Kubur's is worthy of some analysis: The buttcap and barrel band appear to be cast. I am aware of very few types of period Moroccan work which include this technique. The wood is very smooth and appears to lack patina. The engraving on the lock and barrel tang applique` are quite crisp and show no wear. The wire inlay combined with coral and turquoise inlay likewise show little wear. The work on the barrel does not appear to be inlay; rather, it is copper or brass which has been melted into the engraved lines and polished flat to the surface. This technique is very common these days. Most interestingly, however, is the fact that the copyist found a good, complete example on which to base his work, probably in a museum or perhaps even in a book. He has not varied much at all from the original form, and the quality of workmanship is quite good overall. Modern work is most easily identified by the absence of original form; it displays varying degrees of "artistic invention," most of which is comically poor. Regretably, the trend spans the entire range of arms and armor.