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Midlothian, Texas 76065
Leopold GASSER, Wien / Vienna
St
King Nicholas I from Montenegro demanded, that all his male citizens owned a firearm. A big producer was GASSER in WIEN /Vienna. This is one of those marked, and like all of them, it saw a lot of use. Serial matching # 66455, man-stopping caliber 11mm, 9
˝" round barrel with fixed front sight. The function is fine with a strong mainspring, the condition is only good. $1,350.Wikipedia: Nikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола I Мирков Петровић-Његош) (October 7 [O.S. September 25] 1841 – March 1, 1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as king from 1910 to 1918 and as prince from 1860 to 1910.
L. GASSER PATENT with grip safety
Tambour
patent grip safety,
proof protocol 1143.01
L. GASSER PATENT WIEN with grip safety, revolver, looks in the first moment like the common RAST & GASSER model 1898 Austrian army revolver. This one with serial # 10499, cal. 8mm Gasser, has an additional grip safety, according to Joschi Schuy’s book GASSER REVOLVER, page 248 - 249, by Joseph Tambour, Wien, patent letter 9360. This is a scarce variation and according to Joschi Schuy there are only 4 pieces known. Excellent+ condition $5,250.
Rast & Gasser Wien Patent model 1898, serial # 711154, caliber 8mm Gasser, 4˝" round barrel with fixed front sight, matte blued, checkered grips. The interesting part of the revolver is that after pulling down the rear of the trigger guard one can open the side plate for inspection, and when the loading gate is open one can't move the hammer, additional safety no accidentally firing because no firing pin - something common in today's revolvers. Good function and fine condition sold