Flintlock/knife
The good news is, this world has in it a thing that looks like an
elaborate butter-knife, but is really a flintlock pistol. The bad news
is, you missed your choice to buy it -- it sold in Sept 2011 for $3750.
This unusual knife/pistol combination has a flintlock pistol as the
handle for the knife and the knife the grip area for the pistol. The
knife blade is 5 3/4 inch in length with a curved tip (similar to a
butter knife) and decorative ricasso with floral scroll engraving. The
handle/pistol portion is silver plated with floral scroll engraving. The
top has a banner marked "F.X. RICHTER" and the bottom "IN REICHEBERG".
The muzzle is coming out of a dragon/serpents mouth. There is a hammer,
pan, frizzen and single spring mounted on the right side and the
trigger, two springs and a locking mechanism between the hammer and
forward spring are mounted on the left side. When the hammer is cocked,
the mechanism rotates and the hammer catches a notch and holds the
hammer. Pulling the trigger, releases the hammer and the pistol is
fired. Due to the fact that the knife is the grip for the pistol, writer
assumes there would normally be a scabbard of some sort otherwise
firing the pistol could be a little hazardous.
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Unique Engraved F.X. Richter Marked Combination Flintlock Pistol and Knife
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