Posted 8 years ago
pw-collector
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VintageMisc (Diane), here are some of my 2mm Little Atom Square Butt Berloque Pistols. These were made in Japan after WWII with an overall length of 1-3/4" and the 25/32" barrels blocked & vented out through the bottom of the barrel, except for the bottom one on the left side which has the 5/8" barrel bored all the way through and is 1-5/8" overall length that was made prior to WWII. These were manufactured with 3 layers of die stamped brass, riveted together and either nickel or gold plated. Showed here are some with mother of pearl grips or pressed checkered grips.
In the first photo you will notice that 5 pistols have a hole bored through the hammer so they can be used as a fob, attached to a pocket watch chain. The top one on the right side does not have this feature and is intended to be used as a child's toy (cap-type) gun. Also the cuff links & tie clasp does not need the fob feature.
The second photo shows the marking "JAPAN" stamped on the left side of the frame.
The third photo shows the ones they made into cuff links (nickel plated), and a tie clasp (gold plated).
The fourth photo show the 2mm blank cartridges and some of the different types of packaging they came in.
Dave
pw-collector,
These are just amazing!! I never knew anything like this existed until now. Very cool!!
Yours are absolutely perfect and pristine! What a grand and intriguing collecting hobby to have! Thank you greatly for the re-post of your miniature pieces of time gone by.
Only wish there was a way to ~Infinity~ Love this one!
jscott0363 & VintageMisc, Thanks for the comments. The highest quality 2mm pinfires were manufactured in Austria, Belgium & Germany.
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VintageMisc
Hi Dave, so nice to see you back, always loved your pinfire collection! Thanks for posting again!
I was wondering what that was on the top! Cuff links !! Brilliant!!
Thanks Ken for the welcome back.
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Manikin
Thanks racer4four for the appreciation.
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vetraio50
Very nice. I like how loud these things pop.
Thanks AzTom for the comment & appreciation. Japan also made a Little Atom rifle with & without a bayonet.
Thanks Manikin for the appreciation.
Thanks VintageMisc for the appreciation.
I had 3 of them was going to make a set of cuff links and tie pin but they made them illegal if you put a gramophone needle in them it will go though a 1in board.
Ralph, I have several dozen of these from the earliest ones from Austria, some from Germany and Japan. Some were sold with small darts and some with flare kits.
They have been fun to collect.
Dave
Thanks Badgirl4life916 for the appreciation.
Absolutely brilliant collection. Neil