Down take a break from all the /**g/ threads to do some archaeology, Jow Forums? I was doing some curator work on a collection found in the 1970s at a dig site on the North Western side of Los Angeles. After pulling open a bag of rusted chunks I came upon what I quickly realized was the barrel of an old pistol. In the same bag I found what I believe may be parts of the firing mechanism. What are your thoughts?
Down take a break from all the /**g/ threads to do some archaeology, Jow Forums...
Brandon Young
Elijah Davis
Jacob Phillips
Jayden Walker
>What are your thoughts?
Put in pooper with timestamp
Brody Taylor
Julian Green
Connor Moore
There you go, fag
Noah Lewis
You found a murder weapon from the gold rush
John Perez
But the real question is, was it used to murder Indians, whites, chinks, or mexicans.
Blake Fisher
>giant blobs of rust
Obviously it was a 1852 Colt Walker. No, wait... 1853. It was definitely owned by Wild Bill Hickoks father and was used to kill exactly 6 men.
Ryan Gray
An ar/k/aeologist in the making.
Jeremiah Morales
Use electrolysis to get the rust off then comeback to this armpit of autism with better pictures, Indiana Jones.
Ryan Reed
nah he should use a wire brush
Kayden Collins
I found this at work. What is it, Jow Forums. World war II find
Gavin Sanchez
looks like a lebel
Kayden Jackson
wrong
Jaxon Reyes
Lebel Model 1886.
With a tubular magazine below the barrel, containing spitzer projectiles, feeding into a big brick of a receiver with that mushroom bolt handle? Definitely Lebel.
Robert Brown
Looks like it desu, then whichever retard at my work who officially labeled it as lee enfield should be fired
Connor Sanchez
>then whichever retard at my work who officially labeled it as lee enfield should be fired
Lol, was his last job at Cabelas?
Michael Jenkins
It's definitely an old pistol barrel. It seems like the cock was missing from all of the other parts? What else.was found with it
Lucas Hall
Its a percussion octagonal barrel pistol barrel from after 1840
trigger
floorplate for trigger
ramrod pipe, duelling pistols generally did not have ramrods so we can discount that
There is no lockplate so I can't tell you more is a sinle shit percussion pistol with an octagonal barrel and it was not converted from flintlock (no drum). US percussion single shot pattern pistols had round barrels
Something like pic related
, Spanish Military Officer's Pocket Percussion Pistol.
Nolan Hernandez
pic of underside of barrel please op from the side
Justin White
that's a pocketknife blade
Lincoln Jenkins
Its a ramrod pipe an obviously so
Austin Jenkins
Take it to a conservator, don’t try to clean it yourself.
Luis Miller
I don't think there would be a point. Conservators are up to the neck in gifts in need of great restoration and a case like this would most likely never be brought out of the cellar until it was time to throw out the worst junk to make room for new gifts. This relic is nowhere near worth the time it would take to make it display worthy. Especially without a connection to any historical person or event. I hope OP will give it a shot for the fun of it himself.
Tyler Diaz
You can just display it as is. All you need is a nice frame maybe a fish tank or something else you think looks good. Add some lights of flavor.
It makes a nice conversation piece.
Not everything needs to be cleaned and restored sometimes its nice just to see thinks as you found them.