3 new to me guns ..help needed
just inherited an old nickleplated revolver..front drop with the rear site built into the breakdown bar appears to be 32 cal..made by merriden firearms conn.....good and solid plateing is weak in spots ans is flaking off in some other areas..cylinder tight..no slop...the 2nd gun is v. bernadelli gardove v.t. cal 22 long brev..made in italy..small 22 cal semi auto...the 3 rd gun is an Erma La 22 caliber semi auto..looks like a luger..action is the same as a luger.....max load 8...any info on these guns appreciated...dates..values etc...the italy 22 is in good shape..the Erma is like new...thanks for any help
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The Bernardelli is likely the Baby Model and was produced from after WWII until the late 1960's. These are nice pistols and worth around $150 in good shape. The Erma was made during the early 1960s ad is probably worth $300 to $400 in the condition you describle.
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I bought my 2nd meriden m10 22 rifle, just this afternoon. I've seen shotguns made by meriden too. But never a revolver. I didn't know there was one. How about some pics? The rifle looks just like Hopkins & Allen rifles.
I see the Ermas at shows are in the $250 to $350 range.0 -
Thanks Mark
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sure..i will take some..and get back with you
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tobefree....sent email...use the addy i gave and i will forward the pics
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Meriden Firearms Co. of Meriden Conn. is thought? to be a subsidiary of Sears Roebuck. They were in business from the early years of the 20th Century until the World War I time frame.
Most of their production were Hardware Guns,i.e. Double Barrel Shotguns, .22 Rifles and Top Break Revolvers. These firearms were sold under many different Trade Names as well as the Meriden name. A lot of the revolvers were sold out of mail order catalogs very inexpensively and were of mediocre quality.
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figured it was about the same quality as the young american mfg...good for looks but little else..thanks for all of the input
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The Bernadelli came in .22 short and .22 long. They were imported and sold by Stoeger in the late '50s-early '60s. Cost new in 1958 was about $25-$30. 0 -
tobefree had the closest estimate on the Erma Luger. I recently found a good one at a nearby show for $275. There are several being offered on various web gun auction sites including GunBroker.com.
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the revolver turned out to be a 38 not a 32 as i reported....
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