Need help finding out what this is! PLEASE!

[dammitmanny]

How is it going CG? It's been a while since I have been on here. I hope all is well. I have also never made a post like this before so I am not sure if it belongs here or not. Mods, any help would be appreciated.

My friend asked me to use my superior internet skills (compared to him) to find out what kind of gun he has. I do not know too many specifics except there is the number "32" engraved on a couple areas of the barrel. He also mentioned that the triggers come down. Here are the only pictures he gave me.

If you have any questions, let me know and I'll forward them to him. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Jeff L]

Google "double barreled pinfire pistol", view images. Lot's that come up that look like yours.

[Crusader]

Pinfire pistols were pretty popular in Europe from the mid to late 1800s. Any close-up pictures of a maker's mark?

[gun toting monkeyboy]

As the others have noted, it is a double-barreled pinfire pistol. They were very popular from the 1840s on. The double barreled ones like that were made primarily for Spain and the South American market. If it says "32", it is most likely a 7mm pinfire, as that is the one closest to .32 caliber. Actual chamber tolerances on these things were... generous? Suggestions? Maybe "Ballpark figures" would be the best way to describe it. Measure the bore, and that should give you a rough estimate. Something close to .32 caliber would take a 7mm pinfire cartridge. Close to .35/.36 caliber would take a 9mm. Reloading kits are available for these. Most of the double barreled pistols like these were cheaply made, and not especially strong. On the other hand, they have very few moving parts, so they can keep working for a very long time. Yours seems a bit more finished than other examples I have seen, so I would guess it was made in either Belgium or Spain. Look and see what stamps it has on it. In terms of value, it can be between $50-300, depending on if it works, where it was made, and its overall condition.

-Mb