Swiss 1882 Revolver

[Low & Slow]

Gotta love accessible lock work, especially numbered for disassembly. The revolver's evolution during this time period is really interesting. Nice you could cash in some chips to snag this one. I was sorely tempted to get one myself when they came in, but was a bit short on the scratch to justify the purchase at the time. Enjoy!

[Aragorn243]

Cabela's is fascinating sometimes. The one that I bought it from obviously knew what it was. Whether they didn't do the paperwork or the local Cabela's didn't I don't know but I'm looking at it while filling out the forms. Manufacturer - none, Model - none, Serial Number - 17478, Caliber - none, Type - Revolver. And none of them knew how to change it and the general response was, "If it goes through, let it be". Meanwhile, I'm telling them what it is, who made it, what caliber it is and even the year it was made. Four people questioned the details, and one fellow went so far to dig up a French 1873 on his phone to say it looked just like "this one".

I'm even wondering it this needed paperwork, but I didn't bother asking because the last one I bought I knew didn't need it they insisted on doing it anyway. This was made in 1916 so the 1898 rule is out but the ammunition is obsolete and unobtainable which should put it on the list.