I.D. Help on .22 pistol

[fuegoboy]

Does anyone have an idea what this pistol frame was and who manufactured it?

Calibre: .22

Octagonal barrel, about seven inches long

A simple trap door like cover for the breech.

Stamping: a crown with the letter E above the crown and the letters HR.


Notice the "door" lifts up to expose the chamber.


Has a single dovetail for a sight.

Any suggestions on where to look would be appreciated. Very rough metal condition, including the bore. Needs a mainspring but the hammer and trigger function. Needs a stock too.

[Dutch3]

I haven't seen anything like it. Are you sure it isn't a cut-down rifle?

EDIT> It almost looks like a Flobert "Parlor Gun". Note the shape of the trigger and tang, and the position of the sight.

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=9396435

And another with the same type of breech.

http://www.gunauction.com/buy/7775704/guns-for-sale-antiques/belgian-flobert-.22-caliber-gallery-rifle-octagon-barrel

[fuegoboy]

Dutch 3, yes, I believe you are correct that it is a cut-down rifle. It would make no sense for a pistol to have a sight location as seen here.

I will check up on the models you mentioned.

thanks

[TRAP55]

It was a Flobert Rifle, probably 6mm Flobert, that somebody took a hacksaw to.

[fuegoboy]

Thanks for the confirmation. I am glad I did not take it.