Good antique pistol dealer

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Could anyone reccomend a good antique pistol dealer? The idea is to get something in good shape(I know, fat chance) something like a bulldog, centerfire, in a round recognized as an antique. It's value as a collector's piece would be a consideration, but I have other considerations as well, like would it be shootable with either blackpowder/blackpowder equivalent loads?:confused:
 
To be honest I know of no dealers specializing in antique pistols, I truly hope there is one though, but I've never heard of it in Canada :(

Your best place to look is here on the exchange forums, I found a legal antique Colt SAA .41 Long Colt here last year. Also a .32RF snubby, lotsa stuff shows up, just put up a wanted post and see what offers come in.

:)
 
Post your wants on the EE. Be specific about what you want and a price range you are comfortable with. Good shootable antiques don't come cheap but they are out there and if you are willing to pay for them they can be had.
There are frequently ads in the EE wanting antiques but if you post the price and condition you might get more response.
Do a lot of reading in this forum and you will get an idea of who the guys are that have a genuine interest in historical arms they will be your best resource for getting something that will hold it's value or increase in value and that can be safetly fired with appropriate loads. Just my humble opinion but you can't go wrong with a .455.
 
I have seen some nice looking dutch contract revolvers made actually in Belgium that are chambered for some kind of 9mm rimmed round, and supposedly issued to posties(?) Don't know if it's centerfire or not. Could not email the dealer as their 'contact us' link did not work. One of their examples sure looked nice, what with knurling on the front of the cylinder and all. Not too many bulldogs out there apparently. I would jealously guard one of those .442 snubbies if I had one for sure.
 
For the difference in price for getting set up to reload for .442 you might be better off holding out for a .455.

No disrespect to the belgians and thier fine history of firearms manufacture BUT there are a pile of crappy belgian guns out there. some are good some are abismal, make real sure you are comfortable discerning the difference both saftey and resale come into play when buying belgian copies.
 
While not a dealer or anything, Dingus usually has an antique handgun or 2 for sale. He's a great board member and is always more than happy to help by answering questions. Consider sending him a pm and asking what he has for sale.

-JA
 
Have a look at joesalter.com he has antique firearms for sale.Joe is a Canadian Q.C. and has his business in New Hampshire.
A friend of mine bought a modern m/l pistol from him, Joe helped him do all the paperwork to bring it into the country.
 
The dutch revolvers are chambered for the 9.3 Dutch shell (centerfire). You can make them from .41 mag shells shortened about .1" or so and necked down to accept a .381 slug. I have a police version and an earlier army issue. The hard part is finding a .381 slug mold. In my case, I had a .385 mold possibly for a rook rifle and I size them down.

cheers mooncoon
 
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