Off-Beat revolvers

How about a single action Sig Sauer in 44 magnum?
Ok it’s a Sauer that later on turned into Sig Sauer. Great gun very well made and fit and finish is superb.
 
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I've seen examples of the Singapore contract revolvers with the cross-bolt safety and that was most definitely not what my revolver had. What I had instead, was the Century abomination that you describe. I knew about this horrid idea when I bought the gun and at first planned to simply ignore it.
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Wow! That doesn't even come close to the CIA installed safety I was describing.

What Century did on some revolvers I have seen is install a passive hammer block safety into an inletted channel on the inside right portion of the frame. It is partially retained in orientation by an external screw visible on the right side of the frame behind the recoil shield, and held in the channel by the hammer. It functions much like the passive hammer block safety on a Smith & Wesson. The hammers are modified with clearance cuts to allow the safety to work.

And not only did they do it to the Mk IVs, but also to some Mk VIs as well.

Even if you replace the hammer with an unmodified one, you still have the hole in the right side of the frame.:mad:
 
My nominees:
1. Mossberg/AIG Abilene in 44 Magnum. Only one I've ever seen.
2. Security Industries of America 38 snub-sort of a cheap copy of an S&W M-60.Was made here in NJ.
3. 1932 Enfield No. 2 Mk I in pre-war configuration.
 
I own two Rhinos. Fantastic pistol. I've put hundreds of rounds through them with no reliability issues. Normally I pack the 4" model as my daily concealed carry, but I just replaced the rear sight and haven't had a chance to sight it in yet. They have no muzzle flip, even with .357 magnum. Trigger pull is a bit heavy. I'm probably going to get the Stage 2 trigger for my 4" model.
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Originally posted by gyvel
Wow! That doesn't even come close to the CIA installed safety I was describing.

What Century did on some revolvers I have seen is install a passive hammer block safety into an inletted channel on the inside right portion of the frame. It is partially retained in orientation by an external screw visible on the right side of the frame behind the recoil shield, and held in the channel by the hammer. It functions much like the passive hammer block safety on a Smith & Wesson. The hammers are modified with clearance cuts to allow the safety to work.

And not only did they do it to the Mk IVs, but also to some Mk VIs as well.

Even if you replace the hammer with an unmodified one, you still have the hole in the right side of the frame.
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Hmm, that does sound different and I've not seen one so configured. The revolver in this link has the same sort of safety installed as mine so you can see what it looked like before I removed it:

http://www.pagunblog.com/2010/01/12/webley-mark-iv-38-sw/

The problem with the way mine was done is that, unless you plug it like I did, removing the safety leaves a rather large hole through both sides of the frame.

By contrast, the gun in this link has what I understand to be the Singapore contract safety:

http://www.enfield-rifles.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2900
 
I also have an off-beat Ruger GP100. It is a four inch fixed sighted gun that is chambered in .38 Special.

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Hmm, that does sound different and I've not seen one so configured. The revolver in this link has the same sort of safety installed as mine so you can see what it looked like before I removed it:
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Good Lord! That IS an abomination. Thank you BATF for ruining some valuable collector's items.

And yes, your other photo is exactly what the Singapore contract looks like, but even with that cross bolt safety, CIA still had to install the type of safety I described.
 
Skidder, that's great - but you gotta put that front brass bead back ON the gun - that's what really set that dude apart!
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I don't know what it is about Astra: it is one of my favourite gun marques.

If asked why, I couldn't even begin to work out a viable answer! :o
 
This one was not re-imported. No importer marks on it and the condition lead me to believe that it is an overrun for some security outfit or otherwise an unissued gun.
 
This one was not re-imported. No importer marks on it and the condition lead me to believe that it is an overrun for some security outfit or otherwise an unissued gun.
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Ruger has made some interesting guns for various obscure contracts. I believe one of them was a Security Six in .38 S&W.
 
Nope. The 1879 Reichsrevolver was issued to the German military from 1879 to 1908. There are accounts of reserve soldiers still using the 1879 in World War 1.
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Interesting. There's nothing in the pic to give a clue as to scale.

Is that a thumb safety on the left hand side?

Definitely a steampunk-ish cool thing.
 
Here are a few of mine that I have pictures readily available for:

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Starting with the white Rhino, clockwise:
"White" Rhino 40D
Rhino 200D
Mateba 6 Unica 357
Mateba 6 Unica 44 Magnum
Mateba 6 Unica 357
Mateba MTR8 (38spl)
Mateba MT1
Mateba MTR8
Mateba 6 Unica 44 Magnum
Mateba 2006M (357)
Mateba 2006M

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Manurhin MR93 (357 - I also have a 4")

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Phillips and Rodgers Model 47 Medusa - shoots pretty much anything around the .357 caliber

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Dardick 1500

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Korth Combat 357

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Manurhin MR73 - 357, and I have a 9mm cylinder, too
 
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