Mystery Rohm Pistol or lighter or...

[BrokerB]

I think this may be my last request for the year since I have asked 3 questions this week of Calguns brain trust. At least I may add some more reference for future lookers

I see this company has made pistols...but no pictures matched this thing.

Looks like a single shot? Maybe

No barrel, but there is some sort of metal smashed up inside and where a barrel would be and a hammer would go appears broken metal.

I thought maybe it was a novelty lighter or something- but remove a grip panel shows a real trigger/spring set up/ safety and all.

Think I just found what it is..a blank firing pistol. See one on GunBroker almost the same

[Jimja]

I like looking up weird old stuff

Looks like an older version of the Rohm RG2 starter pistol, here is one, looks to be a later model:

https://www.gunauction.com/buy/12026022

The company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6hm_Gesellschaft

Video about an rg3, slightly different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_TMSz-VKY

Here is a .pdf manual for the modern version of the rg3, take a look, should be pretty similar

https://files.umarexusa.com/Manual-Rohm-RG3-Blank-Firing-05R11.pdf

[BrokerB]

thanks..I kind of like it now. I hope I can get the clip removed. Looked like some dumb monkey took a screw driver to it to try to hammer it out.

On an old foreclosure I had found a s&w L frame that someone had plugged the barrel- drilled a port in barrel and put set screws onto each cylinder chamber to designate it a blank firing gun. Kind of a sad deal- was a former service member and sheriff as he had many uniforms still in closet- trunk full of ar mags/ shotgun ammo/handcuffs.