My mother asked me to find ammo for an old revolver she got from my great grandfather and had stashed in an antique armoire. I have browsed the forums and believe what she has is a circa 1900, .32 caliber lemon squeezer. Before putting a round through it, I will have it checked by a local gunsmith.
At first inspection, the pistol needs a good cleaning but is otherwise in great shape. Everything is tight except there was a little slop in the break-over hinge pin. A quarter turn on the hinge pin screw with a screwdriver tightened things up.
It occurs to me that an item like this might serve better as a collector item. Here are the markings and details:
OCT 2 83, AUG 4 85, OCT 11 87, FEB 14 88, APR 9 89, JUN 3 90
Any ideas what I have here and value? What ammo does it run? Should I let her shoot it if it passes my gunsmith checks?
At first inspection, the pistol needs a good cleaning but is otherwise in great shape. Everything is tight except there was a little slop in the break-over hinge pin. A quarter turn on the hinge pin screw with a screwdriver tightened things up.
It occurs to me that an item like this might serve better as a collector item. Here are the markings and details:
- All stainless with plastic grips.
- S/N 106512
- S&W Trademark stamp on right side of body but barely legible.
- Barrel is 3 1/4" Cone to muzzle.
- No caliber markings.
- No model number (unless it is under the grips)
- Top of Barrel rib has the following stamped in very fine print:
OCT 2 83, AUG 4 85, OCT 11 87, FEB 14 88, APR 9 89, JUN 3 90
Any ideas what I have here and value? What ammo does it run? Should I let her shoot it if it passes my gunsmith checks?