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JP Lower pistol

MEwert
I need some info on this pistol. Says JP Lauer on it and I assume it is .32 caliber or somewhere there. It belongs to my cousin so I haven't seen it up close.
Thanks

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  • rufe-snow
    It would be best if you could provide close-up photos of all markings on the revolver, for more precise identification.

    More than likely the name is JP Sauer rather then JP Lauer. The Sauer company has been a German firearms manufacturer for 100's of years. Although their modern arms are much more common then those made in the 19th Century.

    The revolver pictured resembles the type of spur trigger revolvers that commonly date to the 1870's. Saxony which was one of the German States, used a similar, larger caliber, spur trigger revolver as their standard service revolver during the 1870's.
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  • MEwert
    Here is the only other picture I have of it. I can see on the larger picture that Lauer is wrong, but it is not Sauer. Looks like JP LOW F7R. I'll need to get more pics from my cousin.

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  • rufe-snow
    Your right it is Lower. The revolver is a Uhlinger, .32 caliber rimfire. It was made in Philadelphia during the American Civil War, circa early 1860's. The only reason Lower's name was on the revolver was to to disguise the true manufacturer. Uhlinger didn't want S & W to know that he was the one ripping off their patents.
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  • hrf
    Regarding the J. P. Lower marked Uhlinger revolvers, Flayderman's Guide states: "After 1875 a very well known arms dealer in Denver, Colorado, but during the period of manufacture of these arms, he was merely a clerk for a large Philadelphia arms dealer, J. P. Grubb."
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  • MEwert
    So, do you think it is worth anything or just another cheap knockoff? It seems to be in fairly good shape for how old it might be. How about finding ammo for it?
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  • hrf
    quote:Originally posted by MEwert
    So, do you think it is worth anything or just another cheap knockoff? It seems to be in fairly good shape for how old it might be. How about finding ammo for it?


    Flayderman lists value of th .32 as $275 for Good condition and $750 for Excellent condition. Yours appears to be borderline Good with some grip damage and light surface rusting.

    .32 rimfire ammo can sometimes be found at gun shows, but expensive like all obsolete ammo.
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  • jonlower
    It's missing the spring loaded cylinder pushrod and the dovetailed clip on the barrel end that held it in place.

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