Spanish Revolver
I have a Spanish Revolver that belonged to my step fathers father, show may have brought this back from Spain from their civil war. The revolver is in great shape, it has marked on the barrel looks like three triangles then it says 32 long CTG then three triangles again. The only other marks on the revolver are at the bottom of the grip in the frame it say made in Spain and the numbers 5431. It has a fancy gold seal in the grips - looks like a Fancy A and R inter mixed over one another. Now the cylinder is chambered for 3220 ammo and my father and I have both shot the revolver and it is in good shape and shoots good. I have had two different gunsmiths look at it and confirm the 3220 cylinder and said the gun is in good shape and can be fired. Would like to find out more about the gun if possible
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I am trying to identify an early Spanish revolver-pistol for, get ready for this, my mother-in-law. She informs me that the piece is marked Espania, the cal. is 38, and it also has the number 984. The most identifible description is a "diamond" shape on the grips. The piece belonged to her grandfather and probably predates 1940. Thanks in advance. 0 -
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The Spanish have never been known for their innovative firearms designs, let alone the quality of their manufacturing. With no manufacturer markings on the gun, we have to assume that you have a common, inexpensive Smith & Wesson knockoff imported in the early 1900's, as pictured below: 
It was wise to have yours checked out by a gunsmith; the one I show has an eccentric cylinder that has a good chance of causing catastrophic failure if fired. .32-20 was popular for use in rifles in this country 100 years ago, & you must avoid the high powered loads intended for rifles; your revolver can only handle pistol loads. Original factory ammo will run $1-$2/round; check out Old Western Scrounger. As .32-20 is a bottle necked cartridge, no other round can be safely fired in your gun.
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Use of ornate, hard to decypher monograms as Trade Marks, is very common in Spanish made revolvers, prior to their Civil War. There were many small handgun manufacturers, located in the Basque regions of the northwest around Eibar. We would need quality close-up photos of the monogram on the grips, for any chance at all in identifying the manufacturer.
Being that the revolver is marked "Made in Spain" and doesn't have any proof marks. Would most likely show that it was specifically made for export to the U.S., prior to the late 20's when Spanish made handguns were required to have been proofed by law.0
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