A Rare unique early Pistol

[rickystl]

Hi Rajesh

Thanks for the additional photo. I now notice the thick wall barrel versus caliber. So the barrel, after all, was not from a musket. This feature, along with the ramrod hole, is more evidence that the gun was originally a shoulder arm - and simply shortened on both ends sometime during it's original life cycle.
All of these Russian/Baltic style snaplock rifles I've seen have full octagon barrels. But obviously this one was made with an octagon to round barrel, which would lighten the weight somewhat. Interesting.

Rick

[Philip]

Originally Posted by rickystl

All of these Russian/Baltic style snaplock rifles I've seen have full octagon barrels. But obviously this one was made with an octagon to round barrel, which would lighten the weight somewhat. Interesting.

Rick

On those Russian/Scandinavian rifles you've seen, what is the rifling configuration? Polygonal bore, as you see here, or else the round bore with semicircular grooves as typical on barrels made in Germanic countries and Turkey?

[BANDOOK]

Originally Posted by rickystl

Hi Rajesh

Thanks for the additional photo. I now notice the thick wall barrel versus caliber. So the barrel, after all, was not from a musket. This feature, along with the ramrod hole, is more evidence that the gun was originally a shoulder arm - and simply shortened on both ends sometime during it's original life cycle.
All of these Russian/Baltic style snaplock rifles I've seen have full octagon barrels. But obviously this one was made with an octagon to round barrel, which would lighten the weight somewhat. Interesting.

Rick

Thanks Rick,will be interesting to know where this was finally used by which culture,origins are Scandinavia,thanks again for the additional observations you have made,regards Rajesh