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December 6, 2012, 08:01 AM | #1 |
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Old guns worth shooting / fixing up???
Buddy of mine dropped by and showed me a few pistols his dad gave him. The pocket Regina is a cool one and so is the larger semi auto (FN). The revolver hammer spring is broken it moves back and forth freely. I don't know anything about any of them. Two of them seem to function, but not sure if we should take them to the range. Revolver not sure if it is worth getting fixed. Anyone seen any guns likes these before?????????
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December 6, 2012, 08:35 AM | #2 |
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I don't know much about the other two, but I'd love to shoot that Browning Model 1922. (FN)
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December 6, 2012, 08:37 AM | #3 | |
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The others look like back in the day cheap guns.
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December 6, 2012, 08:59 AM | #4 |
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is the revolver a Harrington & Richardson ???
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December 6, 2012, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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The revolver looks like a Spanish copy of a Smith
& Wesson Hand Ejector. From the looks, it looks as if the mainspring is broken, a simple replacement. If the gun is otherwise in reasonable shape, no cracks of rust-through, it is fine with .32 S&W ammunition. And, as to firing old guns, certainly caution should be observed, but many shooters at the range show up with old clunkers, and have a ball with them. A late friend of mine used to frequent pawn shops, and pick guns that had been there a long time, buying them with "I'll give you fifty dollars for that gun" or whatever he felt a bargain price would be. He showed up with some doozies! Bob Wright |
December 6, 2012, 09:53 AM | #6 |
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I do shoot alot of old guns myself, but I handload, & have loads for 32 S&W, that start at "mouse fart" gun check out loads, that use a soft lead round ball, to light loads for range shooting, & in some cases loads that could be used for self defense in some of the better quality "old guns" if you have the ability to load these rounds, & the guns check out as safe to shoot, have fun with them... MRS MAGNUM particularly likes to shoot my antique 32 S&W revolvers
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December 6, 2012, 10:14 AM | #7 |
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The Regina is one of many Spanish knockoffs of Browning designs and a box of .25ACP would probably be enough to let you say you had shot it and also to give you an idea of the power and accuracy (or lack) in the little guns.
The Browning is a first class light service pistol of its day. It might be either a .32 ACP or a .380 (7.65 Browning, 9mm Browning Short in Eurospeak.) It looks like the autos were let to rust and then cleaned up with coarse sandpaper. This pretty much wiped out the resale value. The revolver is definitely Spanish, looks like an Orbea Hermanos from the grip medallion and frame logo. That is one of the better Spanish knockoffs of S&W. Will a S&W .32 hand ejector mainspring fit? I dunno, it might fit or be possible to modify, nothing to do but try. But don't sink a lot of money into it. |
December 6, 2012, 10:27 AM | #8 |
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Many of the Spanish copies of Smith & Wesson revolvers looked like the S&W on the exterior, but the interior workings often looked a LOT more like a Colt, with a V main spring.
You'll only know what you have once you get the grips off and start looking at the layout of the interior of the frame. It's tough to tell, but I don't see anything that looks like a mainspring strain screw on the front face of the grip frame, which would mean that it's a Colt-style V main spring. Finding parts for the old Spanish copies is virtually impossible, meaning that you'll have to make them.
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December 6, 2012, 03:15 PM | #9 |
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probably would spend more money fixing them up than they would be worth in the end
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December 6, 2012, 03:56 PM | #10 |
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Fixing up old "clunkers" is a good cold winter night/miserable cold rainy day activity, good way to learn firearm disassembly/reassembly and repair in a relaxed setting.
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December 6, 2012, 10:31 PM | #11 |
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i think i would fix em up if they were mine not really for value but more for something to do and experience working on and finishing guns.
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December 7, 2012, 09:56 AM | #12 |
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If you want to fix them up to make shooters it'd be worth it, but I don't see them ever being worth the money you'll spend doing it.
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BTW the FN trademark makes this a relatively valuable magazine. Due to long-term military use, there are many knockoff magazines in circulation; these usually function fine, they're just not as desirable from a collectible standpoint. Minor notes about the gun:
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December 8, 2012, 09:40 AM | #14 |
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Some Spanish revolvers that look like a S&W on the outside have very different internal mechanisms, so be sure of what the mainspring is supposed to look like before you order one.
Some use a V spring. The FN 1922 is an excellent pistol of its era. I'm just learning about mine. |
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