Author Topic: Pinfire Pistol (Read 861 times)

jimwaits · « **on:** February 26, 2004, 10:23:15 AM »

I have a pinfire pistol which I bought in Spain in the early sixties. It is a double barrel top break with rifled barrels. It has two triggers which fold flat when not cocked. There is no trigger guard. It has a half cock position.
It is about fifty caliber and works perfect. It has no maker markings at all but has some engraved cross hatches on it and an elaborate stock with a lanyard hole.
They had a nail keg full of them and I wish I had bought them all. I think they call them horse pistols or saddle pistols. I have little information on this thing and was wondering if anyone here could help me with any information on this type gun. I understand pinfire was the first type cartridge made.

NRAJOE · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2004, 12:11:08 PM »

Is it French, or Spanish?

http://armscollectors.com/mgs/french_part_1_of_3.htm

jimwaits · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2004, 02:48:42 PM »

Shucks, I don't know if it is French or Spanish. There is no writing on it
except a couple of numbers. However I personally bought it in a store in Alicante, Spain back in the early sixties.

NRAJOE · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2004, 03:52:50 PM »

Well does it look like anything on here?:

http://armscollectors.com/mgs/french_part_1_of_3.htm

jimwaits · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2004, 05:41:32 PM »

Hi Joe, It doesn't look like any of those. It is a double barrel. Hard to tell in these photos but look carefully.

jimwaits · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2004, 06:00:49 PM »

Well, I took another photo to help with the two on my last post. Hope it will help some to identify the two barrels, two hammers, two triggers, foldups. and the Hex bbls.