Revolver cylinder? Buckle?

[texan connection]

Dont think its a cap gun,, maybe a starter pistol or a old 177 cal? Its only about 3/4 long by 1" across,

Also never seen a buckle like that, any one else?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I think the odd buckle is from a 20th-century US Army web-belt or knapsack. I can't recall whether the version (like yours) which has an "arrowhead-shaped" point is from World War 1, or 2, or the Vietnam era. It is very similar to -- but not quite the same as -- the Model-1936 web-belt's buckle. Here's a close-up photo of the Model-1936 belt's buckle.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I'd go with starter pistol, what is the chamber diameter? Starters will typically be .22 or .27 cal.

 

[texan connection]

Looks to be a 22

 

[NOLA_Ken]

yeah I say starter pistol, It looks more like pot metal than steel in the pic. pretty cool find though, gun parts are always fun to dig.

 

[texan connection]

Thanks all,, Im still trying to date the buckle.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

your buckle could be from the '30's all the way into the 60's, they were made like that for a long time, and I'm thinking that different manufacturers made different styles. I think you might be hard pressed to narrow it down more than that. In the late 60's early 70's plastic started coming in, so not after that. Keep in mind there are several manufacturers that made "generic' versions that were sold at sporting goods stores and were never mil-spec.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks all,, Im still trying to date the buckle.

Texan, your buckle is from a WWI gas mask bag. I have seen several different WWI US gas mask bags and the ones Ive seen all had that distinct arrow buckle. Note first pic in link WWI web belt. Gas mask bag scroll 5 down. http://www.hayesotoupalik.com/WW1 U.S. Field Equipment.htm

 

[NHBandit]

Cool finds. Your cylinder can't possibly be from a real revolver because the holes on the end where the bullets would come out is smaller than where they go in. The lip where the holes change size can be seen in the first pic. Blank (starter) type pistol maybe and made that way intentionally so some nitwit can't put real bullets in it.

 

[Monty]

There once wa a .22 Jet that had a shouldered cartridge in a revolver and the coming out hole was indeed smaller than the going in hole as well as other lesser known ones. What make me think it is a real revolver cylinder it the fact that the metal is so thick over the part of the cylinder where the cartridges are loaded,(the chambers) and they are fluted between cylinders. They are usually designed that way to contain higher pressures than a starting pistol. I have a starting pistol and it is nowhere near the heavy duty metal as in that cylinder. Just something to consider. Monty