2mm pinfire rifle and pistol?
Anybody on here know anything about little pinfire guns? I have a single shot pistol and a rifle that I believe are 2mm pinfire, marked on top of the barrels "Austria". I can find limited information on the little (1 1/2") pistol but nothing so far on the 4" rifle. Both have hexagonal barrels with a short round muzzle end on the rifle. The rifle also has wooded stock slabs on the frame. Both have a pin that allows the barrel to pivot. I have no photo hosting service, so pictures will be problematic. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me on these.
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I had some loaded ammo for the little pistol. I have seen several of the pistol over the years maybe one rifle. 0 -
Smith & Curtis book. "The Pinfire System", has a section on them. They are referred to as "Charm" or "Trinket"pistols. Made as novelties, in a number of different countries. From the 1860's until fairly recent times. Photos of the pistols, rifles, and boxes of ammo for them, are in the book. 0 -
Thanks guys. 0 -
If you are thinking about firing live ammo make sure the barrel is FULLY bored out. Many were made to shot blanks only without fully bored barrels. 0 -
quote:If you are thinking about firing live ammo make sure the barrel is FULLY bored out
Thanks, I just checked and the little pistol is bored out but the rifle barrel looks either plugged or not bored through. But given what people want for this ammo I don't anticipate firing these with live ammo or blanks. They were in my late uncles stuff, I found them recently and was just wondering about them.0
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