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Front loader dbl action revolver .575cal ?
robertchambers
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Can anyone identify the maker or origin of this double action revlover? The bore measures .575 and is rifled (5 lands and 5 grooves) with a four inch barrel length. The are no makers marks, only a serial number 2xx. There are no proof marks of any kind which suggests American manufacture. The ignition system is unlike any I have seen. Note the firing pin attached to the hammer protrudes well into the cylinder. Can anyone explain this ignition system? Wasn't the advent of double action revolvers well into the cartridge era? Many Thanks Bob Chambers
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Spain was the only firearms manufacturing country in Europe that didn't require proofing of firearms. The made knock-offs of a lot of the latter smaller caliber British Bulldog type revolvers. The caliber and workmanship of your revolver make me question it's Spanish origin though?
http://www.firearmsmuseum.org.au/Survey/images-577.htm
Ref: Tranter Cartridge Firearms by Joel Black, Kerry Guerin, and Richard Michaud, 2007 (out of print)
The backplate does come off!!! but why no touch marks or proof marks?
Yes,
The backplate does come off!!! but why no touch marks or proof marks?
The Birmingham proofs are tiny and sometimes partly polished off in the finishing, but it looks like maybe one is visible at rear of center chamber, top photo?
Thanks again...Bob