Swiss 1882 Revolver

[browningautorifle]

Nice piece...

[Low & Slow]

Gotta love accessible lock work, especially numbered for disassembly. The revolver's evolution during this time period is really interesting. Nice you could cash in some chips to snag this one. I was sorely tempted to get one myself when they came in, but was a bit short on the scratch to justify the purchase at the time. Enjoy!

[Aragorn243]

Cabela's is fascinating sometimes. The one that I bought it from obviously knew what it was. Whether they didn't do the paperwork or the local Cabela's didn't I don't know but I'm looking at it while filling out the forms. Manufacturer - none, Model - none, Serial Number - 17478, Caliber - none, Type - Revolver. And none of them knew how to change it and the general response was, "If it goes through, let it be". Meanwhile, I'm telling them what it is, who made it, what caliber it is and even the year it was made. Four people questioned the details, and one fellow went so far to dig up a French 1873 on his phone to say it looked just like "this one".

I'm even wondering it this needed paperwork, but I didn't bother asking because the last one I bought I knew didn't need it they insisted on doing it anyway. This was made in 1916 so the 1898 rule is out but the ammunition is obsolete and unobtainable which should put it on the list.

[Aragorn243]

I hated doing it but I've been watching prices for a couple of weeks now and they seem to be hanging around $300 for an original holster. Found this one for $200 and jumped on it. Don't have it yet. Could have gotten a repro for a fraction of that but as nice as this pistol is, I wanted the real deal.

[Aragorn243]

Holster came today. 1944 production with a 1951 strap. It's fit would seem to confirm that the butt was deliberately polished (or chromed) as it can be seen outside the holster.

[Aragorn243]

Got the cleaning tool kit for the revolver yesterday. It's the first thing of Swiss manufacture that I'm not impressed with. The tool itself is great but the problem is the cap that holds it all together. It's not screwed in which I had assumed but simply pushed it and held with minor compression. If you shake it repeatedly, you can get the base to come off. Just seems a poor design leading to lost cleaning tools. Same basic design for both the Luger and the Ordnance Revolver so they must have liked it and maybe it isn't as big a problem as it seems to me. No place for it in the holster which means it has to be carried separately.

The screwdriver tip which you can see is held in with a screw. Take the screw out, push the tip forward from the rear and you reverse it and put the screwdriver tip in first. This leaves a long rod with a threaded tip to screw on the jag and the brush for cleaning of the barrel and cylinder. It is an interesting and efficient design in that regard.

Swiss 1882 Ordnance Revolver Cleaning Tool - Edelweiss Arms