Help identifying this single-shot?

tobnpr · July 29, 2017, 10:20 AM

The Mgr. at my local P.O. ran out to meet me as I was picking up mail earlier this week, asked my help in identifying this pistol. He's had it for a long time, no idea of what it is. I have not personally seen /handled it.

Apparently, picked up in a barn during a clean-out- and since I'm basically clueless on older pistols figured I'd post it up here for those with some expertise in this area. Appears to be a small centerfire cartridge (small f/p visible center), maybe .32 acp?

In any case, sorry about the lousy quality of the pics, they are "phone on phone"... I could post them larger if it would help, but didn't want to eat up the bandwidth with huge pics.

Hawg · July 29, 2017, 10:58 AM

It looks homemade.

tobnpr · July 29, 2017, 11:00 AM

^^^
My first inclination as well, but given there's been some pretty rough stuff manufactured in the past...

Hawg · July 29, 2017, 11:02 AM

Any markings on it?

tobnpr · July 29, 2017, 01:57 PM

He told me no, but he may not have looked thoroughly.
Probably should tell him to hand it off to me to look over and do some light rust clean up.

gwpercle · July 29, 2017, 06:12 PM

Do I have to say don't shoot it...or would that be a " Captain Obvious" remark.
The first thing I thought of was homemade or foreign cottage industry .
It looks like one of the the crude single shots made in India , in the little backstreet cottage industry gun shops there . Very rough, very crude and no testing for safety.
Gary

James K · July 29, 2017, 09:13 PM

I doubt it is the product of a foreign cottage industry; those folks usually turned out copies of quality guns since their customers know what the originals look like. That gun looks like it might have started out as a single shot rifle and been "customized" into a handgun of sorts in someone's basement.

I suspect someone might have come across the gun, perhaps the barn cleanout is as good a story as any, and turned it into the P.O. as the only "gummint" agency they knew about. It appears to be a handgun made from a rifle and if so, it would be illegal, but I can't see it at the top of BATFE's wanted list. (A good reason, though, for the OP to get un-involved and not take possession of it.)

The Postmaster could do his intra-agency good deed and turn it in to the postal inspectors or BATFE; make their day and eliminate violent crime in the U.S.

Jim

huntfisheat · August 10, 2017, 10:45 PM

looks like a 404 jefrey is made in to the barrel lol

Bill DeShivs · August 10, 2017, 11:17 PM

That gun is home made. It was never a rifle. Just look at it.

July 29, 2017, 10:20 AM	#1
tobnpr Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,556	Help identifying this single-shot? The Mgr. at my local P.O. ran out to meet me as I was picking up mail earlier this week, asked my help in identifying this pistol. He's had it for a long time, no idea of what it is. I have not personally seen /handled it. Apparently, picked up in a barn during a clean-out- and since I'm basically clueless on older pistols figured I'd post it up here for those with some expertise in this area. Appears to be a small centerfire cartridge (small f/p visible center), maybe .32 acp? In any case, sorry about the lousy quality of the pics, they are "phone on phone"... I could post them larger if it would help, but didn't want to eat up the bandwidth with huge pics. __________________ Remington 700/Savage Rebarreling /Action Blueprinting 07 FFL /Mosin-Nagant Custom Shop/Bent Bolts Genuine Cerakote Applicator www.biggorillagunworks.com

July 29, 2017, 11:00 AM	#3
tobnpr Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,556	^^^ My first inclination as well, but given there's been some pretty rough stuff manufactured in the past... __________________ Remington 700/Savage Rebarreling /Action Blueprinting 07 FFL /Mosin-Nagant Custom Shop/Bent Bolts Genuine Cerakote Applicator www.biggorillagunworks.com

July 29, 2017, 01:57 PM	#5
tobnpr Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,556	He told me no, but he may not have looked thoroughly. Probably should tell him to hand it off to me to look over and do some light rust clean up. __________________ Remington 700/Savage Rebarreling /Action Blueprinting 07 FFL /Mosin-Nagant Custom Shop/Bent Bolts Genuine Cerakote Applicator www.biggorillagunworks.com

August 10, 2017, 11:17 PM	#9
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,979	That gun is home made. It was never a rifle. Just look at it. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

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July 29, 2017, 10:58 AM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	It looks homemade.

July 29, 2017, 11:02 AM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Any markings on it?

July 29, 2017, 06:12 PM	#6
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,752	Do I have to say don't shoot it...or would that be a " Captain Obvious" remark. The first thing I thought of was homemade or foreign cottage industry . It looks like one of the the crude single shots made in India , in the little backstreet cottage industry gun shops there . Very rough, very crude and no testing for safety. Gary

July 29, 2017, 09:13 PM	#7
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I doubt it is the product of a foreign cottage industry; those folks usually turned out copies of quality guns since their customers know what the originals look like. That gun looks like it might have started out as a single shot rifle and been "customized" into a handgun of sorts in someone's basement. I suspect someone might have come across the gun, perhaps the barn cleanout is as good a story as any, and turned it into the P.O. as the only "gummint" agency they knew about. It appears to be a handgun made from a rifle and if so, it would be illegal, but I can't see it at the top of BATFE's wanted list. (A good reason, though, for the OP to get un-involved and not take possession of it.) The Postmaster could do his intra-agency good deed and turn it in to the postal inspectors or BATFE; make their day and eliminate violent crime in the U.S. Jim

August 10, 2017, 10:45 PM	#8
huntfisheat Junior member Join Date: January 13, 2016 Posts: 24	looks like a 404 jefrey is made in to the barrel lol