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MrGunz22
Does anyone know what this is? Looks real to me but im not sure. The barrel doesnt look right. Tip up barrel. Im 99% sure its real. 22 cal. Has writing on the opposite side but its too rusted to read something like OEST....

Any Ideas? Im not sure what to do with it. I found it in the dirt behind a house I was renovating

pocketpistol.jpg

Pic is not great I took it with my phone
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  • rufe-snow
    Very similar pistols were made in both Belgium and Austria during the early 20th Century. They were originally designed and made by N. Pieper of Liege Belgium. Also made under license by Steyr in Austria. It actually a .25 rather then a .22.

    The markings on the Austrian version are "Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Ges. Steyr".
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  • MrGunz22
    Thats exactly what it says on the left side of the pistol. Now i can make it out clearly. I thought it was a 25 but I stuck a 22 in the barrel and it seems pretty snug. it may be the rust in the barrel. I wonder how it got behind this house. Can it ever be made to fire or is it too far gone?
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  • Spider7115
    quote:Originally posted by MrGunz22
    Thats exactly what it says on the left side of the pistol. Now i can make it out clearly. I thought it was a 25 but I stuck a 22 in the barrel and it seems pretty snug. it may be the rust in the barrel. I wonder how it got behind this house. Can it ever be made to fire or is it too far gone?


    I would turn it over to the authorities.

    EDIT: If you live in Upstate NY, you know what the handgun laws are like. You can't get it put on your permit without Police clearance and you're risking your permit by having it unregistered. If you want to keep it, take it in and have it checked out. They'll run the serial number and give it back to you with a clearance report. If it's "hot", you did a good deed as a citizen.
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by MrGunz22
    Thats exactly what it says on the left side of the pistol. Now i can make it out clearly. I thought it was a 25 but I stuck a 22 in the barrel and it seems pretty snug. it may be the rust in the barrel. I wonder how it got behind this house. Can it ever be made to fire or is it too far gone?


    It looks pretty bad! What you got to loose, the price was right. Dump it in a container of Kroil and let it soak for a couple of weeks. Then have it vapor blasted with plastic beads.See if you can get the slide to move. Don't try to take it completely apart unless you can come up with some schematics. These older European autos sometimes are really complicated and have a lot of small parts that are hard to keep track of.
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  • mark christian
    One of my numerous odd ball European pistol books happened to have a schematic of the OWA, which is basically your pistol. I hope this helps.
    [img][/img]OWApistol.jpg
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  • rufe-snow
    This link has more information on the Steyr pistol, along with some advice on taking it apart.

    http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/08Steyr/08steyr.html
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  • babun
    Put it up on the auction side: ".25acp Pocket gun that killed Jimmy Hoffa. Found in shallow grave site. Included in sale is a vintage Teamster Card. $35,000.oo BIN" [:D]
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