The Decker revolver strange design

[Thuer]

The Decker revolver was developed in Germany just before the WW I. It cam on the market in about 1912. In 1914 it was at the start of WW I over.

The caliber is just like the HDH I mentioned in .25/ 6,35mm. The trigger is part of a rail wich contains almost every part of the system. The shor is fired when the triggerpull is till the end and the sear hits a hump in the rear of the frame, that release the striker firing pin.

The meanspring is a coilspring just behind a big bold in rear top of the frame. The revolver has 5 shots. It is intended as a selfdefence revolver. There are not many outthere. Mine example does not fire. The hump in the frame is worn of or demolished. I do not know. It can be restored. A good gunsmith with a lot of patience can fix it.

You can take the revolver very easy apart. The lever at the left side of the frame can be take out. Then the complete slide come out with trigger and sear. Nice design but no chance to survive. I do have somewhere more pictures of it.

 

[Thuer]

Found the pictures on my phone. I am not that good with a computer that I can turn the picture. But you get an impression how the internal parts look like.

 

[red9]

Here is mine. At the time I bought it, it was the first one I had ever seen, and yours is the second. I had never even heard of it and it was sufficiently unusual that I had to have it. Interesting, that for such a limited production gun, there are at least two variations. Do you know which is earlier?
For comparison, the last picture is the Decker below a three inch Ladysmith.

Bob

 

[Thuer]

I am just back from my vacation. Sorry for my late reaction. I can not see your pictures. You can find a patent drawing on the internet of the Decker revolver. I do think my example is the later one.

 

[Thuer]

Nice pictures red9. Yours is complete. I do miss the shield. Nice condition to.