combination flintlock-hanger

cornelistromp · 1st April 2012, 09:53 AM

@ Fernando
yes it is a hirschfanger meant for hunting, these weapons were also worn as part of civilian dressing in the street.

@ Dmitri
This combination weapon is also from the Henk Visser Collection # HV1297.

you're right, Henry Devillers and Claude Niquet made this kind of firearm construction. I know a few pistols of this type, one with a detachable barrel (thread/turn off) made by Devillers, with a similar lock/trigger mechanism.
Nevertheless as a combination weapon, only this example is known to me.

best,

1st April 2012, 09:53 AM	#5
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,064	@ Fernando yes it is a hirschfanger meant for hunting, these weapons were also worn as part of civilian dressing in the street. @ Dmitri This combination weapon is also from the Henk Visser Collection # HV1297. you're right, Henry Devillers and Claude Niquet made this kind of firearm construction. I know a few pistols of this type, one with a detachable barrel (thread/turn off) made by Devillers, with a similar lock/trigger mechanism. Nevertheless as a combination weapon, only this example is known to me. best,