Interesting similarity.

konig45 · 05-08-2012, 08:14 AM

Hello.
Pistol from the manufacturer Arendt and pistol from the manufacturer Franken & Lunenschloss.Interesting similarity.Can someone explain the resemblance?
Does anyone have any info?

Thank you.

hrf · 05-08-2012, 09:59 AM

Revolvers of this type were made by many different Belgian makers, large and small. You can read some info about the two you list (and others) here:

http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...ifies%20gb.htm

Jim K · 05-08-2012, 12:31 PM

In spite of the resemblance, there are enough differences that I don't think they were made by the same maker, at least not at the same time. The frames, hammers, cylinders and safeties are not identical. The general type was common from c.1880 to 1910, with guns made not only in Belgium but also in England, France, Germany and Spain, with some made in the U.S.

Jim

Lanrezac · 05-08-2012, 05:57 PM

Both of these guns are made in the general style of the Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) revolver. As Jim K and hrf say, that gun was so widely copied (in varying sizes and calibers) that it became a sort of generic product, much like the Colt Single Action Army, the S&W J and K frame revolvers, or the Colt 1911 automatic.

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hrf Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,276	Re: Interesting similarity. Revolvers of this type were made by many different Belgian makers, large and small. You can read some info about the two you list (and others) here: http://www.littlegun.be/arme%20belge...ifies%20gb.htm Last edited by hrf; 05-08-2012 at 10:01 AM..

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Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Interesting similarity. In spite of the resemblance, there are enough differences that I don't think they were made by the same maker, at least not at the same time. The frames, hammers, cylinders and safeties are not identical. The general type was common from c.1880 to 1910, with guns made not only in Belgium but also in England, France, Germany and Spain, with some made in the U.S. Jim

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Lanrezac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 685	Re: Interesting similarity. Both of these guns are made in the general style of the Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) revolver. As Jim K and hrf say, that gun was so widely copied (in varying sizes and calibers) that it became a sort of generic product, much like the Colt Single Action Army, the S&W J and K frame revolvers, or the Colt 1911 automatic.