"Rocking Block" Mystery Pistol
Forgotten Weapons
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4m 41s
There isn't much I can say about this one, as I have no idea who made it or when. What I can tell is that it is a blowback action with a rather unique "rocking block" type of bolt and what appears to be a clock style coiled flat spring for the hammer.
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