help with indentifying a gun

roket94 · February 22, 2009, 07:15 PM

this pistol has a 3 1/2 inch barrel.5mmm hole in the barrel.There is a marking on the plate near the barrel that reads P F and there is some insignia just above it.It has a flip down trigger,and a compartment on the bottom of the grip that would hold firing caps.There is also a gold colored shield on the back round area of the grip.

SDC · February 22, 2009, 10:02 PM

This is the sort of thing that's really going to need a picture to identify, but the basic description sounds like a French, Spanish, or Belgian "velo-dog" revolver.

roket94 · February 23, 2009, 08:04 AM

heres a link to the image

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...94/belgium.jpg

SDC · February 23, 2009, 09:25 AM

OK, the image shows a muzzle-loading percussion single-shot pistol (probably Belgian, so it should have the appropriate proofs), of the type that was used for either self-defence or target shooting. This type of pistol survived well into the cartridge era as "saloon pistols", for indoor target shooting. I doubt it would be worth much in any event, but if you can get a picture of the proof marks, it would help to date it.

roket94 · February 23, 2009, 05:11 PM

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...Picture137.jpg

February 22, 2009, 07:15 PM	#1
roket94 Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 3	help with indentifying a gun this pistol has a 3 1/2 inch barrel.5mmm hole in the barrel.There is a marking on the plate near the barrel that reads P F and there is some insignia just above it.It has a flip down trigger,and a compartment on the bottom of the grip that would hold firing caps.There is also a gold colored shield on the back round area of the grip. Last edited by roket94; February 22, 2009 at 07:19 PM. Reason: cant upload image

February 22, 2009, 10:02 PM	#2
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	This is the sort of thing that's really going to need a picture to identify, but the basic description sounds like a French, Spanish, or Belgian "velo-dog" revolver. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

February 23, 2009, 08:04 AM	#3
roket94 Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 3	image heres a link to the image http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...94/belgium.jpg

February 23, 2009, 09:25 AM	#4
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	OK, the image shows a muzzle-loading percussion single-shot pistol (probably Belgian, so it should have the appropriate proofs), of the type that was used for either self-defence or target shooting. This type of pistol survived well into the cartridge era as "saloon pistols", for indoor target shooting. I doubt it would be worth much in any event, but if you can get a picture of the proof marks, it would help to date it. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

February 23, 2009, 05:11 PM	#5
roket94 Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 3	proof mark image http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...Picture137.jpg