Help identify this 22 revolver pistol

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Can anyone help with identifying this pistol? It's a single action 22 rimfire. I have not handled this pistol as it was inherited by a friend. Apparently there are no markings on it other than a serial number, which appears in multiple locations and is around the 550,000 range (Or it's 2 three digit sequences). Any help?

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That gun appears to have been heavily buffed and reblued, so markings might have been removed at that time. It could be any of a number of guns styled after the Colt SAA or the Ruger Single Six, Value is indeterminate but will not be high due to the refinishing even if it was originally a reasonable quality gun.

Jim
 
Interesting. It has a black powder style frame, tapered barrel and no ejector rod. And why is the cylinder pin not fully installed?
 
Just guessing, but a large number of 22 single action "SAA type" revolvers were made in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. You look through the gun and hunting magazines of the time and you see the ads. All were very inexpensive. Current value is low.
 
Can you remove a machine screw to determine whether it's SAE or metric?

Knowing which it is would allow you to eliminate a few manufacturers.
 
Well, I was able to handle/see the pistol. There are, indeed, NO manufacturer marks on it anywhere. The grips are not ivory. Once removing the grips, it was easily evident that they were wood based on the unfinished side.

The rear sight is actually a peep sight. The front sight has been removed, likely not intentionally.

It is indeed a 22LR, but the cylinder is unusually long for that load.

There was an unused threaded plug about 2/3rds of the way down the barrel, which probably was where a shell extractor could have been mounted, but the revolver frame doesn't appear to be designed for it ever having an extractor.

Thank you for the suggestion of trying to determine SAE or metric screws. I'll see if I can get that info. I actually do have the pistol temporarily in my possession.

Thanks to all for the input.
 
It sounds like that gun once had a short barrel and someone put a long barrel on it. More reason (IMHO) to consider it not worth trying to do anything with. Since your friend already owns it, he can likely shoot it safely, but it would have little sale value.

Jim
 
No, the H-S revolvers were all double action, modified Sentinels. That gun looks like one of several copies of the Colt Scout or Ruger Single Six made in Europe over the years, mostly after GCA '68 banned import of the small Rohm type revolvers. Some were so-so, many were junk. I once handled one made entirely from solid copper with thinly lined barrel and chambers; talk about one really heavy .22!

Jim
 
After looking at it a little closer, I'm 99% sure it is a clone of a Colt Model 1873. I'm pretty convinced it's one of those foreign-made clones based on what you've told me so far.

As for shooting it, I must say that it is very well made and solid. I wouldn't have any reservations firing this pistol.

As for value, I'm comfortable telling him it's minimal. I really wanted to make sure I wasn't unknowingly transporting The Outlaw Jesse James' hunting pistol.. :D
 
That rear peep sight looks like something I've seen before, but I can't remember what it was on.
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You and me both......

I keep looking in on this thread hoping someone's going to ID it.
 
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