Can anyone identify this pistol

[djcaliendo]

I have a pistol I have no idea about its identity or history. It does not have any brand/serial numbers/etc. The only thing imprinted on the barrel is "made in spain". Whole pistol is 12" long and the barrel is 71/4" long. There is a chamber for loading along the bottom of the barrel.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Looks like a shortened Henry rifle with a pistol grip.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te1FODnHb68[/ame]

 

[DCWilson]

Replica.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB5m4GZK-fY[/ame]

 

[bigwheelzip]

Replica.

Yup, I just found the same wooden display stand on the Denix web page.

 

[Skeetr57]

It appears to be an early S&W or Volcanic repeating pistol from @ 1850, or a copy of one. It looks like a Henry or early Winchester because those rifles were developed from the earlier S&W design. The S&W and Volcanic guns were not successful because the rimfire cartridge had not been perfected at the time they were built.

 

[glowe]

Look down the barrel. If you notice your second picture shows a screw near the muzzle. it is screwed right through the barrel to the other side. Also, there is no firing pin on the bolt. These reproductions can be bought for $50 on ebay and other sites today.

 

[Drm50]

Buyer Beware! My brother got sucked in at a auction by one of
these "replica" firearms. He bought a Schofield replica for $140.
He though he was buying a firing replica. He didn't know that
Replica had more than one meaning. He found out when he didn't
have to fill out purchase form when we picked it up.

 

[DWalt]

The "Made in Spain" is a good tipoff in identifying it as a modern replica of an early Volcanic pistol. Back in my callow youth I had a real Volcanic pistol which I stupidly sold for about 1% of what it would be worth today.