Original German 18th Century City of Nuremberg Jailer's Key Gun with Lock Russian Army but instead was awarded suspended

but instead was awarded suspended from an oversized safety pin (or other interesting device) used for closing Navy shipboard laundry bags

November 1944

This is probably due to a long transitional period in which there was a gradual change over of the design features between the two models

the tangs of which are secured with screws arising from under the trigger guards

the size difference is very difficult to discern to the naked eye

Original German 18th Century City of Nuremberg Jailer's Key Gun with Lock Russian Army but instead was awarded suspendedOriginal Item: One of a kind. As seen on History Channel's Pawn Stars, this is exceptionally rare as only a handful of examples are known to exist. Watch IMA's own antique gun expert Alex evaluate and shoot this key pistol on History Channel's Pawn Stars: Key pistols were used between the 17th century through the mid 19th century and are quite rare. The intended use was for jailers for self defense and for sounding an alarm. The idea being that the