Austrian Marine Revolver (Gasser) Model 1870

[gblacksmith]

This looks like one of the Gasser "Montenegrin" revolvers rather than a military issue. These were said to have been very common in the regions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that had formerly been Ottoman dominated and local men were commonly armed with this weapon.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

This looks like one of the Gasser "Montenegrin" revolvers rather than a military issue...

Not so. Please look more closely.

The revolver is indeed an example of the Gasser M/1870 Marine model. The wedge that holds the barrel is a feature unique to this model.

Another feature visible in the photos is that the barrel block is facetted, instead of being rounded off at the top.

A third feature, not so obvious in the photo (kotkinjs1, perhaps you could make a photo with the gate open?) is that the loading gate is hinged at the top, not the bottom.