Identify old guns
I was recently asked to identify 4 fire arms for a close friend of mine.
The first was easily done as the model was stamped on it. This was an older Remington Model 512 .22 rifle. The other three are not as easy to identify.
One is a siver, very worn top break revolver 5 shot made stamped Eastern Arms Co. on the barrel rib and the number 9 61 stamped on the but. I beleive it was sold through the Sears Co. around the turn of the century. I think it is a .32 of some type. Any clues?
Nest is a .22 cal 8 shot revolver, blued finish made in germany and marked as a Mod 5. I can not find a manufacturer marked anywhere on it. Below the "Mod 5" are a number 4 followed by 2 small symbols. One looks live a bunch of grapes, the nest is a shield with the number 63 inside it. There is a spot on the frame on the left side of the gun where a crest or logo had been glued on but that is missing.
The third is a Smith & Wesson With the company logo stamped on the right side of the frame, S&W logo on both sides of the stock wood grip. The right side of the barrel is stamped .38 S&W SPECIAL CTG. Top of the barrel has patent dates of 02-06-06 09-14-09 and 12-29-14. The letter S precedes the serial number in all locations. Serial Number is 97****. Also, reading from the oposite side of the gun on the but is stamped a 4 digit number.
Can anybody help me?
The first was easily done as the model was stamped on it. This was an older Remington Model 512 .22 rifle. The other three are not as easy to identify.
One is a siver, very worn top break revolver 5 shot made stamped Eastern Arms Co. on the barrel rib and the number 9 61 stamped on the but. I beleive it was sold through the Sears Co. around the turn of the century. I think it is a .32 of some type. Any clues?
Nest is a .22 cal 8 shot revolver, blued finish made in germany and marked as a Mod 5. I can not find a manufacturer marked anywhere on it. Below the "Mod 5" are a number 4 followed by 2 small symbols. One looks live a bunch of grapes, the nest is a shield with the number 63 inside it. There is a spot on the frame on the left side of the gun where a crest or logo had been glued on but that is missing.
The third is a Smith & Wesson With the company logo stamped on the right side of the frame, S&W logo on both sides of the stock wood grip. The right side of the barrel is stamped .38 S&W SPECIAL CTG. Top of the barrel has patent dates of 02-06-06 09-14-09 and 12-29-14. The letter S precedes the serial number in all locations. Serial Number is 97****. Also, reading from the oposite side of the gun on the but is stamped a 4 digit number.
Can anybody help me?
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Pictures, pictures, pictures, thats what will help us help you.
PJ
If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA PATRON-LIFE Member, AF&AM, Shriner Life Member, A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois "Chicago Chapter" Founding Member & Board Member0 -
Eastern Arms Co. was a trade name used by Sears Roebuck. The guns were manufactured by Meriden Firearms, J. Stevens Arms, and others.
This sounds like a typical top-break "Saturday Night Special" that was sold by Sears in the $3 to $4 range around the turn of the century.
My 1902 Sears, Roebuck Catalog shows one very much like the revolver you described....
No. 6R1161 32-caliber, 3-inch barrel, nickel plate finish, rubber handle. Price........$2.95
I wouldn't try to shoot it, and value is negligeable....use it as a paperweight.
As for the others, yeah, we'll need pictures of those.0 -
As the previous posters noted it would be best if you could provide quality pictures. This would go a long ways in helping us to positive identify the handguns.
My WAG with the information you have priovided so far is that.
1), The German 22 revolver is a "Arminius", (Hermann Weihrauch), Model HW 5. Probably made in the early 60's.
2), The S & W is a 38 Military & Police made shortly after W W II. The "S" prefix was used between 1945 & 1948.0
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