Need Help Identifying This Cylinder
Hello!
Can anyone ID this cylinder? It appears to be .38 caliber, although the .38 special is way too long, and feels a little sloppy. Here's some pics. Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas to everyone!
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Can anyone ID this cylinder? It appears to be .38 caliber, although the .38 special is way too long, and feels a little sloppy. Here's some pics. Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas to everyone!
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Hello!
I have been searching for the make of this cylinder for quite awhile now with no luck. The only markings on the cylinder is a "U" and the number "8" on the front face. I don't even know if the cylinder bushing goes with it, but it seems to fit. The O.D. of the bushing is .3480", and the OAL is 1.8325". It is chambered for 6-.32/20 rounds. Here are some pics and measurements. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Belgian made, ( Liege Proof Mark ). Probably for the 38 S & W, or whatever it's metric designation was.
EDIT #1, Check the ID of the rear portion of the chambers, with your caliper. If they are .388+, it will be 38 S & W., .382+, 380 revolver.
EDIT #2, Here is just one representative Belgian revolver, I got off the net. There were many different manufacturers making them in various styles and sizes.0 -
Or for .380 Revolver which is more nearly .38 Colt than S&W. 0 -
I have one in a gun that is very similar, chambered in the .380 revolver. It is, in my case, a non-determinite brand that appears in no real catalog, one of many cheap proprietary guns based loosely on Nagant and Trantner patents. Still mine locks up fine, and indexes well, so I on occasion shoot it; trimmed .38 special brass with a light black powder load and 125 gr soft lead bullet does just fine.
In any event, it is certainly belgian.0 -
Belgian cheapo top break, 5 shot 32/38 caliber revolver. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Belgian made, ( Liege Proof Mark ). Probably for the 38 S & W, or whatever it's metric designation was.
EDIT #1, Check the ID of the rear portion of the chambers, with your caliper. If they are .388+, it will be 38 S & W., .382+, 380 revolver.
EDIT #2, Here is just one representative Belgian revolver, I got off the net. There were many different manufacturers making them in various styles and sizes.
I checked the chambers in the rear of the cylinder, and they all mike out at .3850". A .380 is definitely too small, it falls right through. I know there were a million of these cheapo Belgian top-break revolvers manufactured by every Tom, Dick, and Harry on every street corner. I always run across these odd-ball cylinders, and they just pique my curiosity as to what the originally fit, and the odd calibers.
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Not .380 acp, .380 revolver, another animal entirely, and obsolete to boot. 0
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