Neat Dump find

[bottlecol345]

I found this old pistol while digging in a bottle dump last weekend. It appears to be missing somt parts but its still a pretty cool find...

 

[DiggerBryan]

Man, that is an awesome find! That thing looks ooollldd. Looks to be a muzzleloader?

 

[bubbas dad]

looks like a double barrel flintlock derringer.

 

[Mike O]

That is really cool! I LIKE IT!

 

[Shagnasty]

that's freakin awesome! i love guns old or new working or not that would be my mission for the next few days if it's a derringer it looks like it's all there but the wooden grip has rotted away i would clean it up open it up and look at the springs and things
clean them up see if i could get it work make a new grip for it and display it with the rest of my old guns!
did i mention that i love guns!!!

later, shagnasty

 

[DiggerBryan]

Hey shagnasty, I'm just curious do you like guns? []

 

[wvhillbilly]

Hey nice gun

Hey shag I think Id clean it up but not try to get it in shooting condition unless someone like you was going to try it first[][][][]

 

[Shagnasty]

it dont look like it would clean up to be a shooter but it would sit on the bottle shelf really nice
but..... if it cleaned up real nice ( no bad pitting in the barrel and the main spring is ok)
i would clamp it in a rest tie a string on the hammer to cock it a string on the trigger to fire it
find something suitable to hide behind and i would pull the string no problem!