Old crusty handgun identification

[ChristianPatriot]

It’s probably a toy but I’m no good with revolver identification and it’s got some heft to it. It had been sitting at the bottom of a river for who knows how long. Any info or guesses would be appreciated.

 

[1775usmarine]

Its the firearm that killed Hoffa

 

[d.kaufman]

Tagged for interest. Cool find

 

[thompal]

It looks like it's a toy. The cylinder doesn't look like it's a separate part.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

It looks like it's a toy. The cylinder doesn't look like it's a separate part.

I agree, with that flat face on the hammer its a cap gun... I would bet with a bigger picture you will see that only one side of the revolver opens up...

 

[223 Gunner]

Were you magnet fishing?

 

[red_zr24x4]

looks like a good candidate for an electrolysis experiment

 

[Thor]

Could very well have been a real pistol of the pocket variety from the late 1800's or early 1900's. It would take a lot of work to get past the crud to tell for sure. Will make a neat paperweight though, cool find.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Were you magnet fishing?

My wife’s aunt yes

 

[ChristianPatriot]

looks like a good candidate for an electrolysis experiment

That’s after electrolysis and CLR.

 

[Thor]

Looks like it could have been a Hopkins & Allen in maybe .41 Rimfire. Would have been a higher grade gun with engraving but would be hard to get it clean enough to know.

 

[sparkyfender]

Some little kid was probably very sad one day long ago when he lost that. Pretty sure that is a toy, I've seen others almost exactly like that.

 

[Thor]

In the late 1800's people wouldn't have been buying their kids a cap gun...they'd just buy them a real gun. That trigger looks pretty authentic to me. But then again there's lot's of crud on there.

Maybe y'all have a recommendation of a late 1800's toy gun we can look at.

 

[Tryin']

J.E. Stevens Scout repro cap gun, IMO.

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/1890s-cap-pistol-copied

 

[red_zr24x4]

J.E. Stevens Scout repro cap gun, IMO.

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/1890s-cap-pistol-copied

I think we have a winner
Looking at the OP's pic and the pic Tryin posted I can see the "Scout" on the left side

 

[Squander]

Funny, a new one of cast brass (in the above picture) would probably not have been picked up by a magnet, but the old cast iron was.