Percussion pistol with octagonal barrel, engraved lock and chequered grip, probably mid-19th century
Percussion pistol with octagonal barrel painted over in black and half stock of reddish-brown wood, ramrod with horn tip. Lock plate and hammer with rubbed remains of floral engraving, on the opposite side a side plate engraved in rocaille form, iron trigger guard with volute spur. Grip chequered, with leaf carving at the transition, turned pommel with decorative grooves; the grip broken, the fracture running across the chequered section, additionally a crack in the stock behind the breech. No marks. Condition in need of restoration, mechanism defective, barrel loosened. Please inspect. L. 33 cm.
Percussion pistols of this kind were made circa the mid-19th century as travelling and house pistols, before cartridge weapons displaced the percussion lock. Percussion weapons of models developed before 1871 are exempt from licensing under Annex 2 of the German Weapons Act (WaffG) for persons aged 18 and over.
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