Featured Old looking cap gun

I got this today along with a German military sword. The old lady said it was a cap gun, though I cannot find one like this nor can I find the serial number .
It is made with solid brass and the handles look like mother of pearl.

Does anyone know if this is actually a toy or used for something else ?

Thank You

 

Some toy! if that's what it is. Sure not done on a 3-D printer. How would you keep cap in place before the hammer hit it? I remember ones that had a track for the strip of caps that never held them very well but can't immediately see how this would work. Cool though. Don't you need @springfld.arsenal & @anundverkaufen ?

 

I’m pretty sure it’s a cyclists pistol used to scare off dogs. Flobert or Velodog might yield a similar pistol on google.

 

I don't think cyclist used a black powder percussion cap gun for dogs.

 

I get the best results following up from Davey's link by searching for snake eyes pistol. This one is already sold & price not given, but does explain a little how it works:

https://www.gunsamerica.com/925597142/Snake-Eyes-Pistol-Double-Barrel-Pistol.htm

 

The barrels are blanked off and a cap was used to make noise, nothing was shot out of floberts.
http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/guns/1890s-velodog-pistol-french-cyclists-dog-scarer/

 

Loading instructions & some opinions:

https://www.gunandgame.com/threads/snake-eyes-pistol.65701/

 

This is hilarious from the million dollar link davey found:

"double barrel cap and ball pistol don't know much about this gun,"

Doesn't know much, but knows it's worth $1 million!

 

With box, instructions & ram rod, $100:
http://www.armslist.com/posts/23617...aders-for-sale--snake-eyes-two-shot-derringer

 

You can buy the kit for under $200. https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...ame/PH1301+Classic+Arms+Snake+Eyes+Pistol+Kit

 

that's no toy !

 

Wow Davey, I wish that price was true, very good find my friend, Thank You

 

Very cool Bronwen, Thank You too for checking for me,.

 

awe bummer

 

That is what I need for the hundreds of copper percussion caps I have here somewhere. The original percusion caps were so called becaue they resembled little hats. The correct size fits onto the nipple quite firmly and I tried some with a pocket pistol, just the cap alone makes a sizable bang.
Floberts were a .22 blank, but the Velodog round was a low power .22 round that actually shot a bullet, to deter dogs, in theory.

 

Cool cap gun. I like it. I found one of those little tiny Austrian made ones last week, about the size of a quarter.

 

not a cap gun.....a killer.