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Posted 11 months ago
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Here is a Austria made 2 mm pinfire pistol, 1.5 inches long, watch fob with a box of 2 mm pinfire blanks. Also shown is a few ways the cartridges were packaged.
The early 2 mm pinfire pistols had the barrel bored all the way through and that allowed you to insert a #9 shot in the end of the cartridge and there is enough powder in the cartridge that would fire it out of the barrel. There were also manufactured "live" rounds for these. I think it was after WWII that they started blocking the barrels and they would have a vent hole on the bottom side of the barrel. This would prevent you from firing a projectile through the barrel.
I'll start with this one and periodically show others I have.
A good reference for these is a booklet titled "The Tiniest Guns" by Bob Urso.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
Cap GunsBefore it was deemed dangerous or politically incorrect for young children …
Watch FobsPopular during the Victorian Era, watch fobs were medallions or ornaments a…
Fabulous!
Thanks miKKoChristmas11 for the appreciation.
Dave
I have one with the blocked barrel and vent hole, not as nice as yours.
Thanks pops52 for the appreciation. At left above, click on 2mm pinfire guns under ADD TO COLLECTION and you can see a few more. I'll add more later. The ones with the blocked barrel and vent hole were mostly manufactured after WWII.
Dave
Thanks BELLIN68 for the appreciation.
Dave
Does anyone know how can i find the pocket watch that goes with the austrian gun fob 2mm pin fire fob. I'd like to confirm I have the correct match.
saddie,
There isn't any particular pocket watch that is specific to a 2mm pinfire watch fob. What you do need, is a "Double Albert" style or a watch chain that has an extra clasp, in which your watch can be attached to one clasp and the fob (whatever it might be) to the other clasp. I ware my pinfire fobs with various styles and makes of watches I have. When I carry a key-wind watch, I have a pinfire gun style watch key fob that I wear. This is a link to the pinfire watch key fob.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/56114-pinfire-watch-key--fob?in=collection-721
Hope this helps,
Dave