Original Night Site?

[Kentucky Colonel]

Original Night Site?

I found this and immediately wondered if it was legit... 

Any thoughts? 

 

[Okie Hog]

Re: Original Night Site?

Never saw anything like that.   It looks like a carbide light with a flintlock mechanism to light the flame. 

Carbide lights use calcium carbide and water to generate acetylene gas.   They are pretty good lights.   i  have a couple of those lights in my junk somewhere. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp

 

[Muley Hunter]

Re: Original Night Site?

A little bulky.

 

[patocazador]

Re: Original Night Site?

It's for fire hunting. Waterfowlers used them extensively in the market hunting days with larger guns and even punt guns. It appears to be a smoothbore so it may be a close-range "poacher's gun" for whatever he could get close to.

 

[Sharpsman]

Re: Original Night Site?

It's a dueling pistol! The light blinds the opponents aim!! :face: :affraid:

 

[Kentucky Colonel]

Re: Original Night Site?

I am highly entertained by these answers...