M1870 Gasser Revolver

Your Price: $1,800.00

Part Number: IT

Availability: Out of Stock

Description

The Gasser M1870 was a revolver chambered for 11.3×36mmR and was adopted by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry in 1870. It was an open-frame model, with the barrel unit attached to the frame by a screw beneath the cylinder arbor. The arbor pin was screwed into the barrel unit and fitted into a recess in the standing breech. The cylinder was gate-loaded from the right side, and a rod ejector was carried beneath the barrel. A unique safety bar will usually be found on the right of the frame, below the cylinder. This carries pins which pass through holes in the frame to engage the lock mechanism. Slightly retracting the hammer allows one of these pins to move inward, preventing the hammer moving forward again when released. The pistol can thereafter be carried safely when loaded. Pressure on the trigger withdraws the pin from the path of the hammer before firing. The M1870 Gasser became the Austro-Hungarian cavalry revolver. It chambered a long .443 centerfire cartridge which had earlier been used in Fruwirth carbines

This particular example is all complete and functional.

The action is crisp and fully functional with a solid lock up on both half and full cock. The ejector intact and fully functional.

The bore and chambers are all very good with nice rifling and only minor "frost pitting".

Externally, this massive revolver displays a great patina and all matching serial numbers. An original unit-marking is deeply stamped on the frame.

This pistols was made before 1898 and is therefore classified as an "antique"; meaning it can ship right to you door without needing to be transferred through an FFL (in most states - check your local laws).

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