pistol walking stick / Ypres, 1915

Pistol walking stick. Wood in imitation of cane. Black knob at top. The lower end for 24.1cm (9 1/2") is iron and brass. The brass part forms the barrel of the pistol - it unscrews and at the base there is a nipple to hold a percussion cap. About 1850. Found at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915 (during World War I);