SchmidtRubin
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I've been scratching my head for awhile. I know it started off as a Starr. I first thought it was someones home made Bang Flag gun but the spring pulls, it doesn't push anything. Pulling the trigger retracts the rod under the barrel well before the hammer trigger is touched. The spring can stretch the length of the barrel. The barrel isn't magnetic so it's probably made of copper or brass and nickle plated. Both the rod and the barrel can be removed like a bayonet socket.
The barrel and the frame (where it's milled flat) were stamped with a #2 which means there might be another Frankenstein's monster out there. There is a substantial amount of corrosion on the hammer and inside the faux cylinder which I don't understand. A cap would just fall out and there isn't much room for roll caps. A partial metal plate is affixed to the frame behind the faux cylinder which the hammer strikes...
I can only figure it was a stage, theater, magic, or circus prop and was probably made more than 50 years ago. How it was used I do not know. I'm hoping someone has seen something similar and could give me some insight.