Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? - The Firearms Forum

juthale · 12-09-2012, 12:01 AM

Hi. New member and first time poster.

I was recently shown an antique Gasser revolver and may have an opportunity to purchase it. Despite a great deal of searching, I cannot find any information about this particular gun anywhere I looked. If you have any information on this revolver, or if you can point me to a good source, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

rhmc24 · 12-09-2012, 05:26 AM

There's a lot of info about Gasser revolvers on google & wikipedia.

hrf · 12-09-2012, 05:44 AM

Welcome to TFF.

aka 'Montenegrin' revolvers:

http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collect...-of-montenegro

http://www.arms2armor.com/Firearms/m...rorevolver.htm

Those most commonly found were made in Belgium by anonymous "cottage industry" craftsmen. Look for the ELG in oval Liege proofmark on face of cylinder.

Here are bonafide Gasser examples:

http://www.littlegun.info/arme%20aut...asser%20gb.htm

juthale · 12-09-2012, 09:42 AM

Thanks Hrf. Great info. I see I will need to go back and take a close look at the makers mark to really know what this gun is. Interesting that they were made both by their namesake as well as by many non-Gasser gunmakers. I'll dig some more and let you know what I find. Thanks very much for the info!

rhmc24 · 12-09-2012, 03:18 PM

A semi-historical Gasser item - back in the 1960s a big gun dealer Walter Craig in Alabama was offering various war relic gun imports with full page ads in Shotgun News. I bought a batch of Gassers, huge maybe .50 cal, in sad condition for $6 apiece. On visit here in OK I welded them up to be inoperative, put them on wood plaques and later sold them around NY at flea markets. Some were pretty good, wish I had kept a couple of them.

12-09-2012, 12:01 AM	#1
juthale Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? Hi. New member and first time poster. I was recently shown an antique Gasser revolver and may have an opportunity to purchase it. Despite a great deal of searching, I cannot find any information about this particular gun anywhere I looked. If you have any information on this revolver, or if you can point me to a good source, I would really appreciate it. Thanks! -->

12-09-2012, 05:26 AM	#2
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 518	Re: Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? There's a lot of info about Gasser revolvers on google & wikipedia.

12-09-2012, 05:44 AM	#3
hrf Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,276	Re: Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? Welcome to TFF. aka 'Montenegrin' revolvers: http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collect...-of-montenegro http://www.arms2armor.com/Firearms/m...rorevolver.htm Those most commonly found were made in Belgium by anonymous "cottage industry" craftsmen. Look for the ELG in oval Liege proofmark on face of cylinder. Here are bonafide Gasser examples: http://www.littlegun.info/arme%20aut...asser%20gb.htm Last edited by hrf; 12-09-2012 at 06:01 AM.. Reason: typo

12-09-2012, 09:42 AM	#4
juthale Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2	Re: Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? Thanks Hrf. Great info. I see I will need to go back and take a close look at the makers mark to really know what this gun is. Interesting that they were made both by their namesake as well as by many non-Gasser gunmakers. I'll dig some more and let you know what I find. Thanks very much for the info!

12-09-2012, 03:18 PM	#5
rhmc24 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 518	Re: Ornate Austrian Gasser Revolver - Anyone Know What it is? A semi-historical Gasser item - back in the 1960s a big gun dealer Walter Craig in Alabama was offering various war relic gun imports with full page ads in Shotgun News. I bought a batch of Gassers, huge maybe .50 cal, in sad condition for $6 apiece. On visit here in OK I welded them up to be inoperative, put them on wood plaques and later sold them around NY at flea markets. Some were pretty good, wish I had kept a couple of them. Last edited by rhmc24; 12-09-2012 at 03:23 PM..