What Make is this Revolver?
Curious as to what make this revolver is? Can anyone help? It has Ivory grips, on the right side it has stamped 38 SWS with a L following. It's a double action and appears the barrel has been whacked off. On the cylinder it has ELG with a crown stamped in it. It is a 6 shot. It also has a unusual safety on it. Please Help. I have added pictures.
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Without quality photos it would be very difficult to help you identify it. That said, it's of Belgian manufacture because of the "ELG" proof mark on the rear face of the cylinder. The "Crown" over the "ELG" means that it has passed the proof for smokeless powder. Many Belgian revolvers were fitted with manual safeties on the left side plate. Date of manufacture would be between the mid 90's, and the start of the First World War in 1914.
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quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Without quality photos it would be very difficult to help you identify it. That said, it's of Belgian manufacture because of the "ELG" proof mark on the rear face of the cylinder. The "Crown" over the "ELG" means that it has passed the proof for smokeless powder. Many Belgian revolvers were fitted with manual safeties on the left side plate. Date of manufacture would be between the mid 90's, and the start of the First World War in 1914.
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quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Without quality photos it would be very difficult to help you identify it. That said, it's of Belgian manufacture because of the "ELG" proof mark on the rear face of the cylinder. The "Crown" over the "ELG" means that it has passed the proof for smokeless powder. Many Belgian revolvers were fitted with manual safeties on the left side plate. Date of manufacture would be between the mid 90's, and the start of the First World War in 1914.
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Interesting, the frame, cylinder, and hammer have a considerable resemblance to a Colt Lightning but with different shaped butt and added safety for European tastes. As said, made in Belgium, but there is no way to know which of the multitude of small 19th century European companies turned it out.
If you were making a quality product, wouldn't you put your trademark on it?0 -
Looks like the barrel has probably been shortened, the hammer spur bobbed and the butt corners rounded to make a "pocket" gun. The grips are likely bone and not ivory. 0 -
An acquaintance kept telling me about the pair of pearl handle Colts passed down in his family. When I finally saw them they turned out to be what this piece probably once was. DA and size of the Colt Lightning, six inch barrels with grips squared like a SAA, nickeled with bone grips. No maker's name, beutiful condition, one had hesitant lockup. Mechanism much different from Colt and indifferent fit and finish. Very proud of them, he thought they were priceless. I didn't rain on his parade but considered them closer to the other extreme of the value spectrum. 0 -
Interesting Belgian copy of the Colt 1877 Lightning.
The caliber is in question.
What cartridge chambers properly?
The originals were in 38 Colt, an obsolete caliber today.
If the 38 Special will chamber, nothing more powerful than full wadcutter ammo should be fired.
If it doesn't, then the 38 Colt ammo must be used.0
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