Posted: 5/29/2017 9:49:42 PM EDT
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My wife's grandfather passed away about a year or so ago. Recently her grandmother gave this to me as she found it cleaning out his dresser and thought he would want me to have it. I'm just not sure what it is....no identifying marks that I can see. Any help from the hive?Attached File Attached File |
| Close but not quite. Barrel is different, mine is hex. And mine has no engraving. |
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Attached File Can't tell if yours has the notches in cylinder where the hammer hit the pins on a pin fire. |
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/291571/IMG-1298-219473.JPG Can't tell if yours has the notches in cylinder where the hammer hit the pins on a pin fire. |
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At most it's a $400 gun to the right collector, but since it has no marks on it that means more then likely it's a mass produced one by many of the factories in France or Belgium.
That means it can be anywhere in value from $50 to $200 or so depending on if it is functioning or not. I have bought a number of them and put them into shadow boxes along with the correct ammo for it and have given them to friends and family. If it does not work it's just a cheap parts gun and keep it for the memories of the former owner, but don't be disappointed if you try to end up selling it and not getting the money you think it's worth. Surprisingly they are quite common Another thing I forgot to add is some of the calibers are slightly rarer then others, they were in mm I have a collection of different pistol and shotgun pin fire rounds and there is a guy in Akron that is a huge collector and very knowledgeable about these and the ammo |
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Go over it really carefully and look for the letters ELG in an oval or on their own.
A lot of guns in that period were copied by Belgian gun makers. I've got a revolver that is a simplified version of a Webley, ripped off by a Belgian manufacturer. The only proof marks on it are the ELG in oval and maker's name. |