Percussion Pistol Help - The Firearms Forum

gwsjr1 · 01-13-2012, 12:19 PM

I picked this up the other day when purchasing an AK from a guy. Need some help identifying this thing. The metal is all iron (no brass) and has very few identifiable markings on it. The markings are as follows:

19 on left side and on end of stock by barrel
5E N 32 on back of barrel. There's also a "R" mark sideways after the 32
Below safety is 863
behind hammer is some sort of stamp that I can't make out.

I've looked and looked around the internet I've found nothing like this so thought i'd "Ask the Pros". Any idea who made this? When? Value?

Thanks in advance

rhmc24 · 01-14-2012, 08:18 AM

The pistol is the very common Austrian M 1862 in bad condition, worth about $350.

The above copied from reply to my question by foremost world authority on European handguns. His estimate of value would be retail price.

gwsjr1 · 01-14-2012, 11:09 AM

Thanks for helping me ID this thing. I've done a bit more poking around this morning and most of what I've found are rifles. Not yet found a pistol that looks like this one.

Where would be the best place to try and sell this?

rhmc24 · 01-14-2012, 04:41 PM

To sell, look for dealers in old guns in your area. If Yellow Pages yield nothing, might try phone calls to other gun dealers and state your case. You can always put it up for auction on Internet. There are no Federal or Postal regulations against selling a pistol as old as this. Your gun dealers can tell you if there are regulations affecting local sale.

You could also do a google search for 'antique gun dealers' or similar words, and contact some of them. You will probably get offers of $200, more or less. One such dealer is collectorsfirearms.com

gwsjr1 · 01-14-2012, 07:25 PM

Many thanks!!

01-13-2012, 12:19 PM	#1
gwsjr1 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Percussion Pistol Help I picked this up the other day when purchasing an AK from a guy. Need some help identifying this thing. The metal is all iron (no brass) and has very few identifiable markings on it. The markings are as follows: 19 on left side and on end of stock by barrel 5E N 32 on back of barrel. There's also a "R" mark sideways after the 32 Below safety is 863 behind hammer is some sort of stamp that I can't make out. I've looked and looked around the internet I've found nothing like this so thought i'd "Ask the Pros". Any idea who made this? When? Value? Thanks in advance Attached Images --> Last edited by gwsjr1; 01-13-2012 at 12:25 PM.. Reason: forgot pics

01-14-2012, 08:18 AM	#2
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 527	Re: Percussion Pistol Help The pistol is the very common Austrian M 1862 in bad condition, worth about $350. The above copied from reply to my question by foremost world authority on European handguns. His estimate of value would be retail price.

01-14-2012, 11:09 AM	#3
gwsjr1 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Re: Percussion Pistol Help Thanks for helping me ID this thing. I've done a bit more poking around this morning and most of what I've found are rifles. Not yet found a pistol that looks like this one. Where would be the best place to try and sell this?

01-14-2012, 04:41 PM	#4
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 527	Re: Percussion Pistol Help To sell, look for dealers in old guns in your area. If Yellow Pages yield nothing, might try phone calls to other gun dealers and state your case. You can always put it up for auction on Internet. There are no Federal or Postal regulations against selling a pistol as old as this. Your gun dealers can tell you if there are regulations affecting local sale. You could also do a google search for 'antique gun dealers' or similar words, and contact some of them. You will probably get offers of $200, more or less. One such dealer is collectorsfirearms.com

01-14-2012, 07:25 PM	#5
gwsjr1 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Re: Percussion Pistol Help Many thanks!!