Toy Cannon Found?

[cavdetect]

I'm looking for some help to determine if I'm correct that this item is a toy cannon dating back I believe to the 1930's or 40's. I located a home/farmstead in Burlington, NJ, that was razed to make way for a park. The house/farm was built sometime prior to 1930 based on mapping and tax records. I also found some porcelain shards that would have been in the yard to the West of the house. No doubt more items will be found and I will post them. Thank you for any insight as to whether or not this is a toy cannon.

 

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[deepsecrets]

Think boot pistol - very cool find! - see this thread:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...ger-id-ed-belgian-boot-pistol-thanks-bch.html

 

[jewelerguy]

not an exact match, but yours would have been very similar

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Nice pistol!

 

[whammy]

I found an almost exact replica a few years ago. The liege mark was visible so I took it to a gun smith. It was made in the early 1850s in Belgium, and was a single shot percussion pistol. Nice find.

 

[terpfan]

Great find and great ID work.

 

[Fullstock]

Nice find!

 

[cavdetect]

Wow, the pistol makes more sense now, I didn't take a picture of the underside, but there is a place for a trigger and guard. I was a bit off on the toy idea.
Thank you so much to all that responded, I truly appreciate the assistance!

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Very Nice find!!! Do you have any more pics? The only boot pistol I found was so rusted it looks like a hot mess and the cylinder is seized. Sweet save ! HH!

 

[sutphin]

THATS THATS A BOOT PISTOL , NICE FIND .....

 

[cavdetect]

If you wish I could send a pic looking underneath. I'm excited, albeit off base on what I thought it was, but it makes sense looking at pics of a real one. I can't wait to get back up to the site and get busy. Thank you for the response.