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Midlothian,
Texas 76065
pinfire revolvers
revolver à broche, Stiftfeuer-Revolver, penfuur
the pin fire revolvers are similar the American made "Suicide / Saturday Night Specials" inexpensive and in big numbers produced in the 1870's. At the time there were beside a few bigger factories some 400 "kitchen table gun-makers" involved. To avoid paying royalties to Lefaucheux the majority show no maker's name, only the mandatory proof stamps. Most are Belgian made and show the ELG proof. Many were sold through the European mail-order companies, and often those were picked up by GI's at the end of WWII while inspecting houses for contraband; incorrectly called "Brought Back." The calibers are European metric named calibers, and the only correct names are 5mm, 7mm, 9mm, 12mm and very rare 15mm.
Here are some German made pin fire revolvers listed. It creates the impression that those are common. Fact is, German made pin fire revolvers are very rare. Always searching for I was lucky to buy a life-time-collection.
Civil War: Federal Purchases of
pin fire revolvers:
LEFAUCHEUX marked 12mm revolvers, 11,833 pieces probably in the serial # 25,000 - 37,000.
Additional were bought in Europe from different dealers, no makers and numbers available,
and most today offered to be "Confederate used" are dubious.
A lot of the inexpensive and not marked revolvers were actually made during the 1870's.
Please see Chris Curtis' book "Systeme Lefaucheux"
+ William Albaugh's book "Confederate Handguns"
Solingen is famous for its blades and there is an excellent blade-museum, worth visiting.
Klingen-Museum.
DOLNE, please see "blades and barrels"
Lefaucheux pinfire
Lüneschloss
in Solingen
Jarre with 3 harmonicas
Dumonthier revolver with
blade and scabbard
Francotte 20 shot revolver
Arendt, Liège
Arendt in cigar case
Delhaxhe knuckle duster with folding dirk
Salles presentation revolver
30-shot pin fire
L. Haser in Bad Schwalbach
an original tin can containing 47
pinfire cartridges in caliber 9mm Lefaucheux revolver made by
Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff AG, department
Nűrnberg, formerly known as Hűttendorffer. The cartridges show the proper
head stamp 9 (for 9mm). The can and cartridges are showing
the expected wear. It is very rare
$500.
French pinfire revolver,
a very rare 12-shot 9mm, completely unmarked
to avoid paying royalties to Lefaucheux, with almost 100% nickel plating
remaining, crisp checkered grips, and something very rare: in good working
order. An exceptional revolver
$2,750.
Spangenberg & Sauer á Suhl,
made
pinfire revolver. This with a lever on the right side similar to the LORON
system. After pushing it down one
can pull away the barrel and cylinder. Serial # 82, cal. 9mm, 5½"
octagonal barrel with maker's inscription, folding trigger,
plain varnished grips, lanyard ring. Rare, interesting system revolver in fine
condition. $1,200.
Belgian 9mm pin fire revolver
no maker's name and serial # (1860 period) 
mandatory Belgian proof stamp,
5 1/8" barrel with fixed front sight,
as fashionable kept in the white, now mottled gray,
a
better version: single and double action,
plain wooden grip with lanyard ring.
The ejector is missing.
In working order.
The little revolver is in NRA fine condition!
sold for
$125.