ID flintlock pistol

[nunz]

Hello all, my brother lives in a stone house built in 1790, he found this pistol in the attic, it has no markings on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[Many Klatch]

We need some better pictures. Interesting looking so far.

 

[nunz]

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[D. Buck Stopshere]

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"Shedding a little light on the subject" via Photoshop, it looks like this”¦.

My first thought is that it is from one of the Middle-Eastern countries like Turkey. The hammer's top jaw is missing, and the top jaw screw is broken and screwed into the bottom jaw.

If the hammer was "whole", I don't see how it could strike the small frizzen. The "blunderbuss muzzle" also leads me to think Middle Eastern origin. Makes me think that even if the house is 18th century, the gun may have arrived in the attic in 1965, for example. Turkish gunmakers have been making "decorators" for the American and European tourists for decades.

If it is European, I would be thinking Spanish, Italian, or French.

Others here more experienced in antiquities may have a more accurate opinion.

 

[hawkeye2]

It looks like a non firing decoator to me.

 

[mhb]

Second the opinion on it being a decorator - the mechanics don't look right (could be a poor photo), and the proportions and shapes of those parts which can be seen are really odd...

mhb - Mike

 

[nunz]

I appreciate all the help, thank you gentlemen.