Help with Identifiably of these guns

msoditch

August 02, 2010 15:14

I have a few more guns I need help to identify.
Gun 2 -

Gun 3-

Gun 4 -

Any help appreciated.

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5 comments

rufe-snow

August 02, 2010 15:21
Same as the first one, late 19th Century Belgian manufactured revolvers. Little collector demand/interest in this country. Only value would be as wall hangers/conversation pieces.
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11b6r

August 02, 2010 15:35
I have the brother of your 3rd gun. They were a scaled down copy of the Irish Constabulary revolver- many were in caliber .320 European- which matches up pretty closely to the .32 Short Colt- NOT the .32 S&W.
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msoditch

August 02, 2010 16:32
I take it the Belgians don't care much for marking their guns?
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rufe-snow

August 02, 2010 16:45
quote:Originally posted by msoditch
I take it the Belgians don't care much for marking their guns?

Depends on the quality of the guns. Inexpensive utility guns and Saturday night specials are commonly found with just the legally mandated proof marks, without manufacturers markings.
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hrf

August 03, 2010 04:56
Most of these unmarked examples were products of cottage industry craftsmen, working out of their homes, and one man might file the frames, a neighbor might fit the cylinders, another make grips, etc. so there was no manufacturer or company in the usual sense. For the same reason, no two are exactly alike, or parts interchangeable.
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