the auctioneer say itīs 6,35mm
and obviously around 100 years old.
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Eightball
October 26, 2009, 09:42 AM
Nothing like a revolver that requires your fingers to cross near the cylinder gap to fire! :eek:
PT1911
October 26, 2009, 10:07 AM
looks like their is some sort of shield over the cylinder gap on the other side of the gun (the side your right hand would be on and where your trigger finger would cross the gap) definitely strange..... Cant tell you anything at all about it.
k80
October 26, 2009, 10:09 AM
From "Pistols of the World, Revised Edition, 1982"-
"Herr Decker was the patentee (Ger Pat 253148, Br Pat 26086/1912) and manufacturer of a remarkable pocket revolver which might have become better known had not the outbreak of war in 1914 virtually extinguished such novelties....
The Decker revolver was a solid-frame model with a six-shot cylinder in 6.35mm calibre. It was hammerless in the strictest sense of the phrase; most 'hammerless' revolvers have a concealed hammer, but the Decker had an axial striker, cocked and released by a long pull on the trigger. This trigger was attached to a long bar running beneath the cylinder which, when drawn back, rotated the cylinder by a pawl, then locked the cylinder in place, and then cocked and released the firing pin. Loading was done via a gate on the left side, ejection of spent cases being through the same gate by thrusting them out by use of a pin carried in the cylinder axis arbor. The right side of the pistol had a thin sheet metal cover over the cylinder to prevent the cartridges falling out, and also to smooth the contour of the pistol to make it more convenient for the pocket.
Decker revolvers are rarely found today; it is doubtful many were made....
It seems likely the Decker revolver was also marketed as the 'Mueller Special Revolver'.... In the Spring of 1914, a trade announcement refers to this weapon and from the description given, it was almost certainly the Decker pistol under another name, for sale in England...."
Ron James
October 26, 2009, 10:17 AM
Wilhelm Decker patented it in 1912, Made until 1919. A very scarce/rare piece only a few made prior to WWI and rarely seen today. At Least 1500$ in the condition shown
Mp7
October 26, 2009, 10:21 AM
thanks a lot.
To me it really seems like the war-outbreak could be a reason
we donīt know nuthin about this piece.
a truly hammerless ..... not bad for a ccw-piece 100 years ago
RevolvingGarbage
October 26, 2009, 01:17 PM
Well its a .25 cal, but it beats a knife, and it certainly looks robust.
Reminds me of these russian revolvers:
Big bore IWB carry?
http://www.world.guns.ru/handguns/hg221-e.htm
Thought for sure this was going to be another Blade Runner thread, I have NEVER seen one of those. Interesting for sure, but looks like a sure recipie for powder burns on your trigger finger (or worse).
frankiestoys
October 26, 2009, 03:55 PM
That is one ugly gun
Oyeboten
October 27, 2009, 10:21 PM
I really like that little Gun...very cool...
More pictures please!
Jim K
October 30, 2009, 05:03 PM
Looks like the kind of odd-wad I want to buy, but $1500? Yikes!
Jim
Colt Smith
November 10, 2009, 08:47 PM
Oops. Thought you said "Deckard".:o
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