Is this an antique or a prohib?

scianna54 said:
32 Colt was invented in 1896, ....

32 S&W in 1899

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Scianna54's point is valid: this design is from 1850s, and the .320 is from 1870s.

However, I was looking for the RCMP/FRT record of a Lefaucheux 7.5 mm pinfire revolver I have, incorrectly registered as prohibited, and looking for "Lefaucheux" finds many .32 Colt/S&W prohibited revolvers. I presume someone kept building the gun after 1898 in more modern .32 calibers. The design isn't very strong at all, so they must have had parts or even revolvers left over, unsold, and they were changed to more popular .32 (or .320) center fire. It isn't hard from there to convert .320 to .32 ACP / .32 S&W, both prohibited.
 
I think the Seller is the same one who posted a YouTube clip of himself cocking and lowering the hammer to show the excellent timing on a pistol... except the cylinder isn't advancing to the next hole... not a stellar selling point IMO.
'If' we are referring to the same fellow of course.
The fact that he filmed and posted it as such throws most of his advice out the window as far as accurate.
I'm sure he's an honest and upstanding member... but an antique Guru...not so much.
If it's the same fellow of course.
 
tokguy said:
'If' we are referring to the same fellow of course.
The fact that he filmed and posted it as such throws most of his advice out the window as far as accurate.
I'm sure he's an honest and upstanding member... but an antique Guru...not so much.
If it's the same fellow of course.
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If we're talking about the same fellow... I'm not sure if he has (at best) unintentionally mislabelled some guns as having the wrong caliber due to ignorance, or has (at worst) intentionally permanently altered many antiques by reaming out the chambers just to be more saleable.

For instance, the heeled 440 nagant bullet of a "never altered" Argentine/Brazilian nagant that is now magically able to chamber 44 russian...
Or that Glisenti 1874, where shooting a 256 grain .429 44 russian bullet down a .423 bore designed for a 180 grain projectile is asking for disaster...
Or the Fagnus Macquaire in 11mm73 that was conveniently "rechambered by the french resistance" to 45 ACP...

Let alone the whole discussion that spurred this thread (and all the helpful pictures provided OP) about 32 ACP being strikingly similar to 32 S&W short...

But, that of course, is if we're referring to the same fellow.
 
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I just skim read all the posts, never noted the price.
If there is NO letter that comes with this gun, to me would be a 12-6 and priced as such.
so 200-400.oo. But than I have 12-6 guns so no big deal.
If I wanted a antique to shoot, it would be a gun like a Webley or 44 Russian.
I will add, maybe don't mean much, But I think the RCMP are going to get sticky on this , unless it is clearly a non messed with " antique".
 
Anything manufactured or adapted to use 32 S&W is prohibited according to the law:


A handgun manufactured before 1898 that is capable of discharging centre-fire cartridges, other than a handgun designed or adapted to discharge 32 Short Colt, 32 Long Colt, 32 Smith and Wesson, 32 Smith and Wesson Long, 32-20 Winchester, 38 Smith and Wesson, 38 Short Colt, 38 Long Colt, 38-40 Winchester, 44-40 Winchester, or 45 Colt cartridges.
 
tacfoley said:
'Or the Fagnus Macquaire in 11mm73 that was conveniently "rechambered by the french resistance" to 45 ACP...'

You, Sir, owe me a fresh T-shirt for that.
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Sorry, I think i actually got it mixed up with the other Mle 1873. You know the one the resistance also nickeled, for that extra corrosion resistance wehn fighting the nazi's, right?

To tell you the truth, I never knew nickeling was such a popular option with those old 1890's guns, apparently the brazilians did it with their nagants, the italians with their glisentis, and apparently even the belgians with their break tops. But I guess it really takes a connoisseur to appreciate how that authentic arsenal ""re-""nickeling brings out the texture of those ""manufacturing"" surface pits...
 
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