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Baby Hammerless revolver information?
WearyTraveler
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I came into this pistol in an estate I worked with. Was pretty rusty. Nothing moved. After a good soak in rust remover and some light sanding everything moves.
It's missing the trigger mechanism and the finish is peeling.
Can anyone provide any details? Any estimated value if I were to put it up for auction?
Thanks!
It's missing the trigger mechanism and the finish is peeling.
Can anyone provide any details? Any estimated value if I were to put it up for auction?
Thanks!
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Comments
I have a couple or 3 of the little critters around- cuter than a baby kitten, and as accurate as a thrown folding chair. Definitely meant for "powder burn" effective range. Unfortunately, quality of the steel (especially springs) left a LOT to be desired- they are commonly found with missing/ broken parts.
Yes, that is real mother-of-pearl- commonly used, nickelplate was standard, blue is scarce. There was a late model that was a topbreak, and even a .32. Going price for one missing key parts will be.... low. Sorry.
One of mine belonged to my step-mom's granny. After her death, stepmom was going thru a trunk in the attic, and found some interesting history. Seems Granny had been a dance hall girl out west at the turn of the century, and in the trunk was her early model Baby Hammerless, and a half box of Lesmok ammo.
Although the patent dates are prior, to the 1898 cutoff for antique firearms. Likely it was made much later, during the Kolb/Sedgley era. Take care where you ship it. You wouldn't want to wind up n hot water, for something like this.