unknown pinfire revolver - The Firearms Forum

scrooge · 05-05-2009, 02:16 PM

i recently got this pinfire revolver. my grandfather found it in a roadside ditch after ww2.
can anybody tell me what model it is?

i tried to photograph all the markings on it.

RJay · 05-05-2009, 06:33 PM

Other than it's a relic ( because f the condition ) and made in Belgium there's not much information on these old Belgium pin fires. Value is not high and in the rough shape yours is in I would say 50 to 75 dollars as a wall hanger.

johnboat · 05-06-2009, 09:04 AM

might be neat to compare ballistics to see if it was used in a crime or maybe the losee should have learned why it has a lanyard ring neat peice of history if it is functionable learn to shoot it well .

gdmoody · 05-06-2009, 09:38 AM

If it was found in a ditch, my guess that it is French

, placed there very carefully by a retreating French soldier.

TranterUK · 05-06-2009, 09:51 AM

I am with RJay. An old belgium made pinfire. Rust remover, wire wool, some black paint and on the wall with it...

lefaucheux 54 · 05-09-2009, 08:01 AM

A belgium pinfire revolver because of the letters ELG on the cylinder
This marking was used until 1893 ....
The D with a star above is the marking of the controlor in use after 1877
So we can date the revolver between 1877 and 1893
Revolver Simple and Double Action 9 or 12 mm
The other letters are unknown for me , perhaps after cleaning you can send us other pictures .....

With regards
Lefaucheux

http://lefaucheux.no-ip.info

05-05-2009, 02:16 PM	#1
scrooge Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	unknown pinfire revolver i recently got this pinfire revolver. my grandfather found it in a roadside ditch after ww2. can anybody tell me what model it is? i tried to photograph all the markings on it. -->

05-05-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: unknown pinfire revolver Other than it's a relic ( because f the condition ) and made in Belgium there's not much information on these old Belgium pin fires. Value is not high and in the rough shape yours is in I would say 50 to 75 dollars as a wall hanger. __________________ RonJames

05-06-2009, 09:04 AM	#3
johnboat V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 96	Re: unknown pinfire revolver might be neat to compare ballistics to see if it was used in a crime or maybe the losee should have learned why it has a lanyard ring neat peice of history if it is functionable learn to shoot it well .

05-06-2009, 09:38 AM	#4
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,344	Re: unknown pinfire revolver If it was found in a ditch, my guess that it is French , placed there very carefully by a retreating French soldier. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

05-06-2009, 09:51 AM	#5
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: unknown pinfire revolver I am with RJay. An old belgium made pinfire. Rust remover, wire wool, some black paint and on the wall with it... __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

05-09-2009, 08:01 AM	#6
lefaucheux 54 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 87	Re: unknown pinfire revolver A belgium pinfire revolver because of the letters ELG on the cylinder This marking was used until 1893 .... The D with a star above is the marking of the controlor in use after 1877 So we can date the revolver between 1877 and 1893 Revolver Simple and Double Action 9 or 12 mm The other letters are unknown for me , perhaps after cleaning you can send us other pictures ..... With regards Lefaucheux http://lefaucheux.no-ip.info