Can anyone identify this "firearm"?

[1066]

Can anyone identify this? Police seizure from drugs gang.
Did it start life as some sort of Flobert parlor pistol?

[Graham M]

Jeeze I can't say I'd want to look down the sights and pull the trigger on that piece of junk. Could blow yer eye out.

[1066]

If I was a cool dude gangsta I'd be embarrassed to be seen with that piece.

[lovemunkey187]

Are sure its not a prop from the film Waterworld?

[dromia]

It is too well finished to be a version of the Asperley Aimless.

[Mauserbill]

Hello
Looks like "Plod" found it while magnet fishing in the local canal

[1066]

It is too well finished to be a version of the Asperley Aimless.

You may be right Dromia, although I believe this may be the very rare, long barreled, two band target model. Quite collectable in this original condition with it's naive charm and genuine patina.

[dromia]

Could be, hard to tell with the poor quality image.

If it is then it is missing Asperly's equally rare Free Floating Invisible foresight that were supposed to be standard on all of the three two band target models made.

[1066]

Could be, hard to tell with the poor quality image.

If it is then it is missing Asperly's equally rare Free Floating Invisible foresight that were supposed to be standard on all of the three two band target models made.

I believe there is one in the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds, complete with the self aligning aperture sight. (Never seen it myself)

[dromia]

When I enquired about their Asperly they denied all knowledge of it and actually insisted that it was a fictitious gun.

Just shows how little they know.

The first Self Aligning aperture sight that Asperly made he tested inside his barn and none of the 53 shots fired were ever found, a gun designer of pure genius.

Eat your heart out John Moses.