Old Pistol Found: Age or ID Anyone?

[Jakeman]

Detected this in about 4 inches of whitish powder dirt in a sand pit near possible Civ items like bullets and canteen (see weekend post). Lots of rust. Can anyone help in what marks to look for or date this? Only used a light toothbrush and toothpick so far. May go to local gunshop for help. Weighs 1.1 lbs.
Holding it, the right bottom handle has a raised square under the two holes. HH all.

 

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[whammy]

Awesome recovery.Good luck on the IDing.

 

[ATpro5]

Its Appears To Be Made Of Some Kind Of Pot Metal And The Barrel Was Made With 2 Pieces. Sorry To Tell You, But I Believe Its A Cap Gun. Still A Cool Find!

 

[l2hunt]

cool find, good luck

 

[l.cutler]

Not sure about the time period, but it is a toy. What time period were other finds in the area?

 

[treblehunter]

Very cool cap gun, for sure because you can see it is in two pieces. I know that had to be exciting pulling that out of the dirt!

 

[MuckyBottles]

Pretty high quality cap gun. Since it probably had wood grips.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Is it possible to put a ruler from the muzzle of the barrel and align it with the far end of the grip?

 

[mariposagold]

Wow, it's not that far of from the one I found a few weeks ago. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/401861-more-my-relic-honey-hole.html Like someone said, it likely had wooden grips. I believe it would be older than mine, perhaps 1920's or before. Definitely a nice cap gun find.

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Mariposagold

 

[Jakeman]

It measures 8.25 from muzzle straight across to where the end of grip would be. Weighs 1.1 lbs. I will return to look for the (wooden?) cover that may have been on the grip. Thank you all who know about these things.

 

[mirage83]

Looks like it might have been burned with some other items, might explain the white-ish powder/dirt you found it in. Neat find.

 

[Greybear]

Cap gun roughly modeled after a Colt Bisley. I would guess 1940-1950's

 

[Jakeman]

Spot on. 1940s cap gun. You can see more separation under the grip as well as the muzzle. Local shooters gun place looked.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice find!