The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Pretty sure that's a cap pistol, guys.....

Pretty sure that's a cap pistol, guys..... (reply)

Catoosa — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 03:59:50 +0000

Looks like one I used to have, long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.....

Look at the cylinder locking notch and square butt (reply)

Bob Hatfield — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 10:55:40 +0000

If it was an Iver Johnson it would have a round butt and only the third model (smokeless) had the S&W type cylinder locking notches.

I say its a H&R. Seems they had square but models and S&W type locking notches. Not sure about an Hopkins and Allen, but it seems they had the old type slanted locking notches that depended upon the hand on the hammer to hold the cylinder in place during firing jus like the older Iver Johnson Owl heads.

Either a 32 or a 38 or course.

Bob

mystery relic revolver (reply)

Catoosa — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 03:31:23 +0000

Where did you find that? I have been wondering for years what ever happened to that gun!

It was one of my favorites because it always gave the caps a good solid whack and always set them off. I dropped it once and broke the plastic grips when another kid ambushed me and I had to "die" very spectacularly, so I made a new set out of a piece of board from an apple crate.

Don't know what happened to the carved, studded holster and the belt with the six plastic bullets, either.

The shape of the trigger guard....... (reply)

uncowboy — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:00:40 +0000

You can see the raised letters on the side . It is a very rare Gorden 33 caliber pin fire . Only 3 known to exist in the world and the last one sold at Christie's Auction for $420000.00 that was 3 years ago. A box of the very rare ammo went with the gun causing the very high price. Gorden was a very talented gun maker who was blind in his left eye and had lost his right hand as a child. All his guns were hand made one offs and Holland and Holland were known to say that they strived to match his quality .Even in that condition I am sure collectors would pay big bucks for it. The only thing to add to this post is it should have been posted on April 1st.
J.Michael

Yep typical Alaskan gun.... (reply)

Rob Leahy — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:59:14 +0000

The shape of the trigger guard....... (reply)

Otony — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:02:26 +0000

.....would tend to make me believe it is a Hopkins & Allen.

Otony

Iver Johnson maybe? (reply)

Andrew — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 12:47:51 +0000

mystery relic revolver

AkRay — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:54:16 +0000

What do you suppose this is? You can see the hinge in front of the triggerguard, which makes me think it's a Harrington & Richardson something or other.

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