Revolver modèle 1882
Revolver modèle 1882
Military revolver model 1882
The
letter P must absolutely be prefixed to the number on the barrel; if it isn't,
there's every reason to believe the barrel was replaced. Either because it was
worn or damaged, or for intensive shooting practice, or even to change caliber.
This operation may have been carried out by the Hämmerli company. It would be
worth examining the piece carefully to identify one or the other hallmark.
In my
humble opinion, this piece has been re-bronzed: some of the parts are no longer
straw yellow, even though all the parts were inspected, hallmarked, and stored
in the same way as the parts used to assemble service revolvers.
Civilian
weapons were not taken from the military series; the assembly lines were
completely separate. This is also why two weapons bearing the same serial number
have already been found, but one of them had a number preceded by the letter P.
As for
the ebonite grip plates, it is quite possible that they are original to this
piece, because in principle, ebonite plates were used up to around serial number
20,000 for military weapons; but it is also entirely plausible that a remnant of
ebonite plates were found and used on commercial weapons.
Max
Military revolver model 1882 Serial number of the revolvers 1882
Photos of "SWISSDAGGER"
It acts of the Swiss revolver of ordinance, models 1882.Il is planned for a cartridge of calibre 7,5 mm charged with black powder. This weapon comprises a mechanism of type CHAMELOT-DELVIGNE improved by Rudolf SCHMIDT. Its capacity is of six blows.
The complete number of the weapon appears on the principal parts and the last three figures on the secondary parts. On some weapons one also finds the number of the factory. Left side appears the mark of the manufacturer "WF" for Waffenfabrik Bern. Or Waffenfabrik Neuhaussen on the few revolvers manufactured by SIG.
One can also sometimes note the presence of markings of other manufacturers on parts manufactured in subcontracting.
The weapon also carries the punch of reception in the shape of cross of Geneva and the punch of the military controller (a surmounted letter of a cross).
One could also meet a military marking of downgrading of the weapon either a large P followed of 2 digits or civil marking or a P forming part of the number.
GG
Photos authorized by "COLLECTIBLEFIREARMS"
Un autre 1882
