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what is this - never seen anything like it.

greeker375
Accidently put this on regular forum...got it right this time. Anyone know what this is or how much its' worth? 3.25" barrel and is a 22 cal.
Any help appreciated
Greeker


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  • gruntled
    It semms to look like a gallery gun used for indoor shooting. If so it would probably be intended to use a very low powered cartridge like a CB or BB cap & likely would not even chamber a .22 LR. Are there any markings on the gun?
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  • rufe-snow
    Previous poster has got it correct. It's a Flobert type pistol. Probably made in Belgium. The same general type were made by many manufacturers over a period of at least 50 years, prior to W W I. Lot of them around, not worth a lot. Don't try firing with conventional 22 ammo, very weak design.

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  • greeker375
    The only markings is the # 85 on the "ejector"





    "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt" - Mark Twain.
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  • wallie
    Looks like this one... a Belgium made Flobert a bulleted breech cap developed around 1845....Designed for indoor shooting BB caps

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  • rhmc24
    Good picture, particularly of the low power indoor rounds. Altho cheap pieces like this are often called Floberts, it is time for al learning experience about Floberts (the name of the inventor). The true Flobert type has no closed breech. It depends on a very heavy hammer with the firing pin attached to resist the push of the exploding round. Actual Floberts are usually very well made and often are highly decorated. More long guns than pistols, they were the toys of the well-to-do in Europe in the mid 1800s. Cheap little pieces like those shown here date from about 1850s to early 1900s and have little collector interest and low value.
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  • v35
    Flobert. Had one as a kid and loosened it up using shorts.
    Stick to the original length cb caps if you can find them.
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