The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

A few weeks ago I was wandering around the back room in the gun shop I work at (used to be a big milsurp dealer 5 years ago until that owner went to jail for firearm sale related felonies). Stumbled upon a box of random stuff, demilitarized bayonets, some original m1carbine paratrooper stock parts, random magazines ranging from AR to Suomi to MAS. Low and behold I found this little gem. When I pulled it from the box it was covered in rust and inoperable, the cylinder didnt even rotate. So this morning i thought I'd give it some elbow grease. Let the firearm sit in oil for an hour or so then i used a copper brush and Castrol gun stripper (powder solvent mainly) and went to town slowly removing the rust. Removed all the tiny screws with some persuasion and de-rusted the innards and most of the exterior. I must say I am very happy with how it came out. Functions great and has quite the hair-trigger. I doubt I will ever fire the pistol but its a cool little piece of history. It really is amazing how far pistols have come since the 1860's.

The serial is 755, from what i found 131,163 of these model 1 3rd issue were made. So that puts this particular gun in the first 1,000 M1-3rdIssue produced. And out of all model 1 1-3rd issue is under 300,000. This being in the first 150,000. Also, since production of the Model 1 3rd Issue is from 1868-1881 I am assuming this was produced in 1868-1869. It shoots .22short which was first designed for this handgun primarily.

Good one, I have one also, cool little revolvers, popular with soldiers during the States War as a backup weapon they bought privately.
.........firearms related felonys....damn....sounds like years in prison exploring alternative lifestyles.

Yea he got two felonies for possession/sale of firearms under the influence of mary jane. He was a known straw purchaser, oh no a gun got stolen, fell off the truck kind of guy. Me being only 23 was not too familiar with his operation that ended over 5 years ago. Another business went in which soon failed, now the company I work for are in good control (and 100% legit). Have all sorts of NRA certified on-site training, a supplier for local law enforcement and sheriffs office, class 7 manufacturer and class 2 full auto licensed. Im the range officer, and im proud to work for such an upstanding business.

Also, glad you like, cant complain with a free pistol that was neglected so terribly.

My fathers friend had one of those little pistols. It sold at his estate auction for around $300.

Sounds like a local Bubba I knew back in the 90's. He got busted down south coming home from Florida with a trunk full of guns and blow. Good riddance.

Why else would one go to Florida?! Guns n' Blow, just goes soo well together. Its the new "Guns n' Ammo"

That was the 90's, that Bubba probably spent too much time watching Miami Vice in the 80's, the man was a true idiot who had gotten lucky a dozen times until that moment when he saw lights in the rearview mirror. Like any fool he started off small time, selling .25 Ravens to down state gangbangers, then a little powder, they all of a sudden he is moving major weight for his new buddies. he didn't go down for some handgun violation and a little personal use blow, oh no, several keys, and at least one converted Mac, among other toys. This is a guy who when he had a 01FFL back before Billy Clinton cracked down on what was caller "coffee table dealers" would get anyone whatever they wanted and make sure the paperwork got "lost" I smiled for two weeks straight after getting word of what happened to Bubba.

ghelemabz wrote:oh dude that is so cool epic pistol so small i want one. It would be a great additions to my collection

greg

Welcome to the board

Great find!