Love the gun, but need help-updated pics

[scratcher]

I think this is a cool find, but I'm not sure what it is. I can't find anything similar on the internet. I'm still sick about nicking it and taking the patina off of one side of the stock. It is cast but I don't know the metal. Not magnetic. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Scratcher

I hope these new pics help.

 

[silverswede]

Am curious as to how the trigger/hammer assembly would work to have the striking power to fire a cap. It looks like a one piece operation that would depend on the power of the finger pull rather than a spring equipped one as the larger cap guns.
Thanks for the info on the "pin fire" gun. I never owned one but sure would like to find one now. The picture was because of the similarity(slight) in appearance.

 

[scratcher]

Here are some closeups, BCH. I'm certainly not sure that is supposed to be a native American.
BB, it was found at a remote site where my brother found a cut reale last week(1788 I think). I recovered what I believe to be a very early folding knife nearby also at approx. the same depth. It's not the kind of place you would see young children playing often anytime in the recent past. Thanks for the interest and let me know if anyone has anymore info.

Scratcher

 

[scratcher]

Am curious as to how the trigger/hammer assembly would work to have the striking power to fire a cap. It looks like a one piece operation that would depend on the power of the finger pull rather than a spring equipped one as the larger cap guns.
Thanks for the info on the "pin fire" gun. I never owned one but sure would like to find one now. The picture was because of the similarity(slight) in appearance.

Silverswede, it appears to me that there is a separate iron pin for the trigger and hammer to rotate on separately. That makes me think there was a spring assembly of some kind inside. Thanks.