Can someone explain to me whats going on here?
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Jim Watson
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18th century weapon light.
The right side lock ignites the bullseye lantern to illuminate the threat, the left lock fires a ball at the illuminatee.
The prop on the left lockplate keeps it oriented for easy pickup and no leakage of lamp oil.
The right side lock ignites the bullseye lantern to illuminate the threat, the left lock fires a ball at the illuminatee.
The prop on the left lockplate keeps it oriented for easy pickup and no leakage of lamp oil.
Field Tester
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So what you're saying is that it's a 18th Century Tactical PDW? 
WestKentucky
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This is the great grandpa of the glock fitted with the great grandpa of the weapon light. Was just as hard to holster then as it is now apparently.
Packman
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Looks like someone's steampunk project. I'd hazard a guess that it's not supposed to fill any purpose beyond getting your attention.
Diogenes415
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My initial reaction is that it's a steampunk tacticool build. However, IMHO the pistol looks a little too functional for it to be a mere novelty.
dprice3844444
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bad eyesight
elhombreconnonombre
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So, does it have any engraving that it was owned by Dr. Abraham Van Helsing? Does it have a case with wooden flechette and silver rb ammo?
AlexanderA
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Jim Watson wrote:
The problem with that theory is that the right-side pan doesn't communicate with the lamp. What you have is a single barrel with two touchholes, one on each side. I think the second lock is simply a fail-safe, to make sure the gun reliably goes off. (Or, there are two charges in the single barrel, one on top of the other, in the manner of the Lindsay CW rifle-musket. But then, the locks would be offset.)
I can't imagine a practical use for such a thing. Most likely, it's an elaborate joke.
The problem with that theory is that the right-side pan doesn't communicate with the lamp. What you have is a single barrel with two touchholes, one on each side. I think the second lock is simply a fail-safe, to make sure the gun reliably goes off. (Or, there are two charges in the single barrel, one on top of the other, in the manner of the Lindsay CW rifle-musket. But then, the locks would be offset.)
I can't imagine a practical use for such a thing. Most likely, it's an elaborate joke.
Ed Ames
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It does. Look to the right of the pan (down in the top view image) and you will see a brass tube. That tube, which you can also see in the front quarter view, goes down to where the wick would be on a handheld oil lamp. There is no evidence that the barrel has a touchhole on its right side, but the lamp definitely has (a very large) one on its left.
BCRider
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I suspect that we're too focused on FUNCTIONAL art such as we own and shoot to appreciate the "steampunk" artsy aspect of this thing. It's pretty obviously not intended as a useable item which is why so many of us are tilting our heads slightly to one side and uttering a confused "huh?..... "
Schwing
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To me, that setup says, "If I can' shoot it, I will melt it with my magnifying glass."
ClickClickD'oh
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As funny as the steampunk angle is, the firearm is real. It is detailed as item 866 in the Windsor collection.
I dunno as a 17th/18th century home defense i think it would be perectly useableI suspect that we're too focused on FUNCTIONAL art such as we own and shoot to appreciate the "steampunk" artsy aspect of this thing. It's pretty obviously not intended as a useable item which is why so many of us are tilting our heads slightly to one side and uttering a confused "huh?..... "
fast light to identiy the threat or at least not walk into a wall or trip down the stairs.
plus the pistol for defense all conected so what if it looks a little different.
looks like the lantern section may be removeable as well
There were several attempts to make a barrel that would fire 2 shots by staggering the loads and touch holes. I see a left and right trigger.. perhaps it's one of those mounted to a brass bullseye lantern.
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