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**Mike Irwin** · May 23, 2014, 10:57 AM

"so I think it's between 1929 and 1968"

Not even close.

By the style, patina, and the Chamelot-Delvigne-style lockwork I'd put that revolver as having been made between 1870 and 1890.

My guess is that it's a roughly .38 caliber (or 9mm) centerfire, possibly .38 Short or Long, which were cartridges developed in Britain in the middle 1860s and which were among the first centerfire rounds to achieve any popularity.

May 23, 2014, 10:57 AM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	"so I think it's between 1929 and 1968" Not even close. By the style, patina, and the Chamelot-Delvigne-style lockwork I'd put that revolver as having been made between 1870 and 1890. My guess is that it's a roughly .38 caliber (or 9mm) centerfire, possibly .38 Short or Long, which were cartridges developed in Britain in the middle 1860s and which were among the first centerfire rounds to achieve any popularity. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.