Please help identify

[absosecur]

Found this at the same site as my buckle yesterday and didn't think much of it till I cleaned it. Everything in me wants to call it some type of signal cannon but not sure. It is 8 and 3/8's inches long. It is round and flared on one end and octagon and inside is threaded on the other end. Look at the pic where the octagon end is on the left and you will see a tiny hole in the side which goes all the way thru to the inside. On octagon end it looks like it's stamped with unopened tulips. It has the number 44 stamped on octagon end in one pic. The inside diameter is 5/8's of an inch. Any ideas what this is.

 

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[A2coins]

Whatever it is its old sometimes its fun not knowing what it is your imagination can go all over the place, my crazy guess a little telescope type thing like a sight on a rifle told ya it would be crazy Top of a flag pole !!! I hope its something rare and valuable!!Thanks for sharing it!!!!!!!

 

[absosecur]

Yes I hope someone chimes in that knows what it is.

 

[Mud Hut]

what does the flared end look like?

 

[against the wind]

It looks to have female pipe threads.
Maybe an old style nozzle?
Congrats

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Wondering if sort of water nozzle? what are the letters carved on it? pic not in focus

 

[Mud Hut]

I'm thinking it is some sort of pseudo duckbill anchor.

 

[ivan salis]

dutch made boot gun single shot ..put round in the screw in the breech block ..hole in side is for fire to go thru to powder charge..

 

[Ahab8]

That's a killer find! The threads threw people off but as Ivan said it's definitely a pistol barrel. That's a really amazing relic! Congrats. I found an 18th century brass hexagonal pistol barrel a few years back and it's a favorite of mine. Well done

 

[Mud Hut]

That's a killer find! The threads threw people off but as Ivan said it's definitely a pistol barrel. That's a really amazing relic! Congrats. I found an 18th century brass hexagonal pistol barrel a few years back and it's a favorite of mine. Well done

What was the purpose of the threads? What sort of firing mechanism did the boot gun utilize? I've been trying, unsuccessfully, to find a match that might answer these questions. Thanks.

 

[treblehunter]

I found a Belgium made boot pistol, the flared end looks similar. Better pix of the tulips you said was on it would be a help. I cannot see them. The hole that maybe would be for a nipple or frizzen would more than likely have to be threaded. The tiny hole I'm seeing might be a set screw? Hard to say from these pix. Close up shots of the Marks would be a great help in ID. Also are there inside threads on both ends. First look, it looks like a gun. I was not aware of a screw in breech on older guns, but just because I'm not aware doesn't mean anything. Can Ivan tell us the Dutch maker he's talking about?

 

[trapperart]

Nice find congrats

 

[CRUSADER]

That's a killer find! The threads threw people off but as Ivan said it's definitely a pistol barrel. That's a really amazing relic! Congrats. I found an 18th century brass hexagonal pistol barrel a few years back and it's a favorite of mine. Well done

I agree, my first thought was a type of Belgium Pistol.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Mangum on here has found at least one of them.

Very cool find. Pistol barrel! Congrats.

 

[hunting deer]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1101890&stc=1&d=1420387338 Maybe similar the barrel would screw on the frame.

 

[pen]

I Googled "Dutch Boot Gun" images and there were a couple of close matches.

 

[OWK]

Breech loading pistol

 

[OWK]

Do a search on "Queen Anne Screw Barrel Pistol".

You will see many examples

 

[port ewen ace]

another case of "fire at will" ______________but Will survived AWESOME RELIC

 

[absosecur]

I found a Belgium made boot pistol, the flared end looks similar. Better pix of the tulips you said was on it would be a help. I cannot see them. The hole that maybe would be for a nipple or frizzen would more than likely have to be threaded. The tiny hole I'm seeing might be a set screw? Hard to say from these pix. Close up shots of the Marks would be a great help in ID. Also are there inside threads on both ends. First look, it looks like a gun. I was not aware of a screw in breech on older guns, but just because I'm not aware doesn't mean anything. Can Ivan tell us the Dutch maker he's talking about?

I had thought about some type of flintlock pistol that maybe has the tray on the side for powder so fire could travel thru hole to fire. Cool man. I love it.