I just got this revolver for free, found in the ground in eastern Europe. I will be refinishing this revolver and will keep it. Is this a smith and wesson and if so, what model\type is it? Does anyone know?
I just got this revolver for free, found in the ground in eastern Europe. I will be refinishing this revolver and will keep it. Is this a smith and wesson and if so, what model\type is it? Does anyone know?
It's got o look of a S&W about it but the hammer looks wrong as does the trigger guard, maybe one of the many copies produced in 19th century Russia!..
Its certainly not a Smith and Wesson, but does have S & W design influences, as well as others. It has a very crude trigger guard, I imagine this is a replacement?
My guess is its a Belgian made revolver c.1880. I will try to find some comparable Belgian examples.
My guess is that the trigger guard is a much later addition.
Certainly a later trigger guard added to it.Have You measured caliber?
I agree with the rest of the guys.. Smith and Wesson model 3 influence with a funky trigger guard. Most likely russian copy.
Yeah looks like a rip off of a S&W break-top. Funky trigger guard I agree. No hot loads for this baby. LOL
Almost certainly a Euro produced attempted clone of an S&W....probably a 40+ caliber, from the looks of the cylinder...
William
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My guess is its a Belgian made revolver c.1880. QUOTE]
Mine too.....at one time, as well as the smaller calibre pinfire revolvers, Belgium had quite a 'cottage industry' producing hinged-frame revolvers. I thought it looked Russian ( slightly Moisin-Nagant ) but the general design and the trigger guard point to a Liege product.
Yes, the trigger guard was added on later. It is just a piece of bent metal.
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