what gun is this
Posted by Piriri-Pororo@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 28 comments
my dad got this gun from his friend and now he’s on my hair asking when and where it was made
honestly don’t know if this is the right place to ask but does anyone have any info about it?
Crawfisha@reddit
Uh uh uh uh uh a arisaka
GizmoTacT@reddit
Hey old timey gun 🙃
sulaco83@reddit
I think that's an Arisaka.
Mudbug308@reddit
Pre-Arisaka
Dayton52@reddit
Ultra rare Arisaka Mare's Leg. Too bad there's no chrysanthemum...
dickbutt1actual@reddit
This guy Arisakas
Pale_Draft9955@reddit
Definitely gonna take a good amount of work to get that in firing condition again, if it's even possible.
Future-Beach-5594@reddit
That there is an alaskan cooter shooter
ilikerelish@reddit
It appears to be a legit wheel lock pistol. Something that they would have made in Europe in the 16-1700s. For as little care as it looks to have received it is in really good shape. At minimum you appear to be missing the cock, the pan cover, and like with most of these the spanner. They could all be fashioned out of regular iron, or mild steel if you had a mind to as steel was not really in great use in that period, they are non critical parts, and I don't imagine you are ever intending to fire this thing.
Cliff_Dibble@reddit
Looks to be a matchlock? But it's missing pieces.
Happy_Garand@reddit
Wheelock*
thepuglover00@reddit
If not replica, and restored, you might have something worth something. NOT AN ARISAKA. I think...
Happy_Garand@reddit
LIES! it's always an arisaka
cathode-raygun@reddit
It's an old wheel lock, looks to be an old "replica" made from antique parts. In the 40s through the 60s it became popular to create wall hanger guns from old parts, often aging the wood with lye. People loved putting these pre aged guns on their walls as decor.
PersecutedCanadian@reddit
The tiny hole on the third pic is where you can fit a glock switch to make it go full auto.
JimMarch@reddit
OP: that right there is potentially very very valuable.
It appears to be an original wheel lock. This was the very first handgun that could be carried ready to be drawn and fired in one motion without having to start a fire separately with something else. Basically the very first type of defensive handgun.
It was replaced by the flintlock which was a lot cheaper and faster to reload, but the ignition was actually not as reliable as the old wheel lock.
Wheel locks were typically owned by the aristocracy or anybody with serious money. They were often built to very high quality standards.
They are very much a niche item and you need an expert in that field. You're very unlikely to find an adequate expert here on Reddit.
DO NOT make any attempt at restoration or rust cleaning or anything else without consulting a real expert in this field first.
Again, you may be looking at really big money here.
Avtamatic@reddit
Ok, for real. This is a wheel lock pistol. Post to r/blackpowder
Next-Mycologist7145@reddit
it's a wheellock pistol, basically just a more functional flintlock, though the reload process is much more complicated. it's a rare find if it's real because it was mostly owned by relatively rich people.
junkjustfor@reddit
Wheel lock musket as many has pointed out. Missing its trigger and rusted out mechanical components.
The length of the barrel and the shape of the buttstock suggests that it was used more as a pistol for shorter distance, perhaps.
On the barrel, there is a symbol of a crown with illegible lettering/alphabets underneath it. There are two fleur de lis patterns on the left and right of the crown which suggests that it might be French. Pattern and engraving looks a bit crude in my opinion, so, it might be a foot soldier gun or engraved afterward or a replica, but I am not an expert. If it is real, it possibly is a 17th century French wheel lock musket.
GullibleRisk2837@reddit
Definitely some kind of European wheel lock.
Paladin_Aranaos@reddit
It's a wheel lock pistol but it appears to be missing some parts
blood_cl0t3@reddit
Glock 50
Eimar586@reddit
What ship wreck you found this at?
DrunkenArmadillo@reddit
Post it up on the muzzleloading forum. Those guys can probably tell you more about it than you'd ever want to know.
Desert-Eagle-Morris@reddit
I think it's a FAMAS
BonjinTheMark@reddit
According to Gary Larson it is a "boomstick."
SpecialistNote6535@reddit
It is some type of wheel lock. All I can tell you. Might be missing a piece or two. Might want to ask an antiques sub or take it to an antiques shop. Looks in repairable condition.
Flat-Visual6786@reddit
Thats a Rusty Recoiler 9000. Very rare.