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Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« on: 18-03-2012, 19:03:35 »
Yes, make me a billionaire! I can also live with being a millionaire but before all that happens I first need a proper identification on the following firearms so I can sell them for billions/millions.

These are two firearms that have been in my family for generations. My grandfather had planned to give these items to me on my 18th birthday but sadly he died before that. The small pistol was lost for 3 years but recently my grandmother moved out so we had to move out all the stuff and we found it back. Now it has been laying in my display since February and I'm still curious what kind of firearms these exactly are.

First item is the pistol. One of my ancestors found this one in the late 19th century in dried-up bog lands (back then they dug that out, dried it and used it as fuel). Before that dries up it's a swamp so my assumption always was that someone used this to harm someone else and then got rid of the evidence. This one has even been in a museum, hence the black writing on the bottom.

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Second item is the rifle. All I know about this one is that my great-grandfather (or the one before him) used this to hunt small animals so it used to work. Still a fancy rifle!

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Anyways, I hope I can get some identification on these firearms :) Both are deactivated and will never be sold but I'm just really curious what they are because just 'pistol' and 'rifle' don't do it. If someone requests more pictures, I'll upload detail shots of whatever you like except my penis.

Thanks!
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #1 on: 18-03-2012, 21:03:14 »
You have very nice hands.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #2 on: 18-03-2012, 22:03:45 »
You have very nice hands.
guess I wasn't the only one who noticed
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #3 on: 18-03-2012, 22:03:27 »
Third here, i wonder what kind of lotion he uses




Anyway Fuchs, i have an old blackpowder enceclopedia lying at my mates house, i'll take it with me this week
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #4 on: 19-03-2012, 00:03:04 »
The musket looks like a pocket pistol, hexagonal barrel, retractable trigger, perhaps polish.

As for the rifle, no idea.

Do the rifles have any dates on them? Some armory? Some sign that could identify the armory? Names of old owners? More details are needed.
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #5 on: 19-03-2012, 07:03:11 »
The small pistol would have been used for personal defense. It needs a firing cap so probably mid-19th century.
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #6 on: 19-03-2012, 08:03:06 »
Thanks, guys. Info has been useful already, will patiently await what your book says Theta  :) Would love to know a name.

And Yustax, I checked both for markings. None are there. 100% sure on the pistol but I will re-check the rifle tonight to make sure I didn't miss any.

You have very nice hands.
Don't be so flattering, guys! And it makes no sense actually since I suffered from eczema from age 1 to 10, they are weathered like an old sailor's butt.
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #7 on: 19-03-2012, 09:03:56 »


That is the most baddass trigger guard I have ever seen. Look at that thing. You could hang a canteen off it without tying a knot. Operator as fuck.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #8 on: 19-03-2012, 10:03:11 »
Operator as fuck.
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #9 on: 19-03-2012, 12:03:56 »
Operator as fuck.
Call of Duty: Blackpowder Warfare?

Now, that would be a game I would play and ignore all the things I hated in MW2 (read: everything).

You know it would get ruined by akimbo blunderbuss.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #10 on: 19-03-2012, 12:03:49 »
You know it would get ruined by akimbo blunderbuss.
Ruined? that would be the best thing ever!
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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #11 on: 19-03-2012, 13:03:06 »
I would burn money to watch somebody dress in Swiss army uniform and wield akimbo blunderbuss.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #12 on: 19-03-2012, 16:03:55 »
Pistol is a percussion cap pocket pistol of some sort.. possible Belgian. Value seem to be around 150-200 $ for such pistols.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #13 on: 19-03-2012, 16:03:15 »
Any idea what size ammunition the rifle takes?  I see a feed lip, so it must be some kind of rimmed ammo, I'm guessing .22 (lr?) but the scale is quite hard to gauge from a photo like that.

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Re: Make Fuchs rich by identifying firearms.
« Reply #14 on: 19-03-2012, 17:03:52 »
Thanks Lebowski  :) Will see if I can find some more about Belgian pocket pistols.

And EU, I guess it's around .22. It's small, almost air rifle size.
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