I saw a very odd .45 acp single action single shot pistol today. It's not mine, so I have no picture.
In general shape, it looks like a Cobray Model D. The differences are that the barrel/chamber doesn't tip up or screw off, instead it twists off like an old-fashioned slotted bayonet on the end of a musket. You twist off the barrel/chamber, load the round into the twisted off part, and then twist it back on. The hammer looks vaguely like an old ball peen hammer in miniature and must be cocked for the thing to fire. The person who has this pistol and I both agree that only an idiot would try to fire it.
Also, the stock is wood with a bird beak end. The markings are almost indecipherable because of collected crud. There does seem to be an initial letter G plus a couple of other letters/numbers on both the barrel and the frame.
I have done a bunch of image searching, that's how I noticed the vague similarity to a Cobray Model D.
Anybody have a clue as to what this is?
In general shape, it looks like a Cobray Model D. The differences are that the barrel/chamber doesn't tip up or screw off, instead it twists off like an old-fashioned slotted bayonet on the end of a musket. You twist off the barrel/chamber, load the round into the twisted off part, and then twist it back on. The hammer looks vaguely like an old ball peen hammer in miniature and must be cocked for the thing to fire. The person who has this pistol and I both agree that only an idiot would try to fire it.
Also, the stock is wood with a bird beak end. The markings are almost indecipherable because of collected crud. There does seem to be an initial letter G plus a couple of other letters/numbers on both the barrel and the frame.
I have done a bunch of image searching, that's how I noticed the vague similarity to a Cobray Model D.
Anybody have a clue as to what this is?
