gun part...real or toy?

[gxray]

i found this pistol handle a few weeks ago...it's solid brass with some iron encrusted on the handle. Found it near an old house site where grapeshot,musket balls , old colonial era buttons and harmonica reeds have been found. Is this part of a toy gun or part of a derringer or boot pistol?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would guess real. Search brass frame pistol.

 

[texan connection]

Looks like spure trigger pistol

 

[savant365]

With it being brass and iron I would also guess real. All the cap guns I have dug or had as a kid were very light and mostly plastic grips, the frame of the guns were some type of cast metal. Cool find, HH Charlie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nice find. This is not it but it looks something like this derringer. http://www.cwslagleantiques.com/view_detail.cfm?catid=64&id=3473

 

[Monty]

bigcypresshunter is correct I believe. Too far gone to really be able to identify it unless some numbers or inscriptions are found. There were literally dozens of different models made and even some modern replicas. I think it's original however. Monty