Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 How do I go about looking this thing up and see how old it was? ion't think it's ancient but I'm curious to find out. I don't see any names on it. Just says cal 22 and what looks like SSLR and the other side says Gemany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Is it a 2 shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Is it a 2 shot? I don't really know much about guns but searching google it says it's called over under barrel and looks like one I found that says they started making them in 1866 but I don't this one is any where near that old. BRB I'm uploading a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 http://i42.tinypic.com/17co6a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thats a 2 shot. The lever in your picture. You move it to unlock the barrel. Good little back up gun. They make a belt buckle that the gun fits into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Grandma doesn't know anything about all of his guns or anything but he may have brought that back from when he was overseas in one of the wars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Def an old one. I'd be interested in age myself. I'd put that one in a case and hold onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Def an old one. I'd be interested in age myself. I'd put that one in a case and hold onto it. it's going in the little case it has with it and into an old cedar chest at my moms place. now of any ways to determine age and get more info by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I dont know man. I can forward the pictures on to a gun broker whos a good friend of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolved8 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 you can have newalbany appraise and inspect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 http://thefiringline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19 Somebody may be able to help ID it, The Firing Line is one of the larger gun forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I'll register and see what they can tell me. Thanks. Kevin, that would be awesome if you could do that:) My mom mentioned today something about it may have been given to him by his father, not brought over from a war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 pics?I posted one in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 no, of your grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 well aren't you a clever little bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 jk, nice gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 That is only worth about $50. I will give your $75 for it because I like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 You should be able to find out the manufacture date if you can find the serial number if it even has one. With out it, it is probably going to be tough to find that info with out taking it to an apprasier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 I'm not interested in what it's worth as I have no interest in selling it. I'd just like to find out it's age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Those little derringers are usually difficult to get an idea of age without a manufacturer name and a serial number. Some of the manufacturers started production in the 20s and continued on up through the present day without making real changes, maybe different grips, but those are not really an indicator of when it was built. Could well be pre-WW2, they were fairly popular in Europe and America in that period. You can check if it's loaded using a thin wooden dowel. The barrels probably extend about 1/8 into the body of the gun, so just hold a wood dowel beside the barrel and mark where the end of the barrels are. Insert it into the barrel, and if it goes all the way in to the mark, it's probably unloaded. If it bottoms out about 1/2in or more before the mark, it may be loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 What ever you do, dont try to clean it up with a wire brush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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