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Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Originally posted by Nick1986 Odd-looking Indian axe pistol from the 18th century: http://www.icollector.com/Indian-Flintlock-Axe-Pistol-circa-late-18th-to-19th-century-formally-Keith-Neal-collection-picture_i14159338 Interesting looking piece, Nick. Any idea what it's made from?

The lock and folding trigger are probably from a pocket "muff pistol," but the barrel could have come from a Queen Anne.

Originally posted by Nick1986 Odd-looking Indian axe pistol from the 18th century: http://www.icollector.com/Indian-Flintlock-Axe-Pistol-circa-late-18th-to-19th-century-formally-Keith-Neal-collection-picture_i14159338

Interesting looking piece, Nick. Any idea what it's made from?

Odd-looking Indian axe pistol from the 18th century:
http://www.icollector.com/Indian-Flintlock-Axe-Pistol-circa-late-18th-to-19th-century-formally-Keith-Neal-collection-picture_i14159338

Originally posted by Nick1986 Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Here we have a couple of German spear heads from 1560, each with two pistols within them. Judging by the engraving, the owner must have been very wealthy. Were these pistol spears actually used for hunting, or were they more of a curio?

Haven't been able to find out if they were actually used for hunting, but my guess is they were both made for wealthy clients, with the more ornate one for a more wealthy client than the other. The top one is a double barrelled boar spear, made by Peter Peck of Munich in 1500, and the one below is by Ranseur of southern Germany, and is of a similar design, and was made in 1560. 

Here we have a couple of German spear heads from 1560, each with two pistols within them.

Here we have a German flintlock sword pistol, by Schumann, A Linz, circa 1730-1750. 

More info on Henry's shield pistols
http://firearmshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/combined-firearms-other-weapons.html

Alani, i once saw a similar weapon in an old militaria catalog. The lock may well have come from a European gun, but the blade and barrel were hand-forged. From what i remember reading, the Dha was a Burmese copy of the Chinese Dao sword and had a long grip so it could be wielded double-handed

Burmese dha pistol
http://auctionimages.s3.amazonaws.com/30162/4371/1639146_2AL04574P.jpg

Cool. I've seen a similar Burmese weapon where the barrel of a carbine serves as the handle of a sword blade concealed in the stock