Raise your right hand and repeat after me:
Never, ever, buy a used gun without a complete and thorough hands-on inspection. In the case of a mail order purchase, never buy a new OR used gun without an iron-clad guarantee of a no-questions-asked return for a full refund after a minimum three day inspection period. Never.
Now, having said that, it's highly unlikely that any of the Italian replica percussion revolvers will ever have any serious collector value, so shooting one will not significantly impact the future value. Original manufacturer guns are a different matter.
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