The lcs champion blank pistol is a reliable workhorse model, crafted from blued steel with solid hardwood grips for frequent use in training, testing and trialing. Frame size small j medium kl large n xlarge x governor z. The gun digest book of combat handgunnery iola, wisconsin ed. An alternate look at handgun stopping power buckeye firearms. I have a 32 caliber 5shot revolver 3 inch barrel hammerless. Frame square butt made of steel, irregular shape side plate, solid straight guard for single action trigger, finished in blue and nickel. I was at a gun show and approached one of the vendors to look at the guns he had. Some are rimmed for use in revolvers, some are rimless or semirimmed and used in autoloading pistols. I also have a box of winchester 32 smith and wesson center fire cartridges staynless nonmercuric oil proof, are these the right cartridges for this gun. Colt mustang,32 pocket auto,woodsman,1908 25 acp,1911 series,pony. Action single action double action only singledouble action. The p32 is a semiautomatic, locked breech pistol, chambered for the. North american arms catch22 belt clip ammo carrier.
Most have three inch barrels and birds head grips made of rosewood, or square butts with hard rubber grips. It wasnt until 1861 that the company was able to roll out its first largecaliber cartridge revolverthe. Aug 08, 2011 m looking for a good looking, small caliber revolver to take to the shooting range. Those shooters who want something a little hotter can move up to the. This site provides values and information on firearms in a convenient online pricing guide format, and allows you to find out what your used guns are worth. As noted, more modern reference books do the same, or similar. Crosman crvl357b co2 powered 6 shot revolver air pistol. Schouboes pistol was a simple blowback design with a shrouded hammer and 6round magazine 10 round in the. Most of them are very old designs and not very powerful. It is a semirimmed, straightwalled cartridge developed by. One pass loosens large particles scrubs out the remaining residue with a bronze brush then swabs it all spotless with a cleaning area 160x larger than a standard patch. Finding the blue book value of your new and used firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, airguns, and blackpowder guns is easy with the number one source of gun pricing.
Im not to familiar with revolvers so im asking you guys for your opinion. A revolver is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers. Charter arms is breaking the mold with their latest new gun, a 7shot smallframe revolver chambered for the unlikely. As in the modern wars prior, it was the service pistol that proved the last line of defense for the warfighter of world war 2.
Aside from minor technical improvements, the model no. This is the most powerful cartridge available and a proven man stopper for the 9mm caliber of bullets. While 10 rounds may not sound like a lot for a modern service pistol, this was a significant selling feature a century ago. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. When marshalls first book came out in 1992, i ordered it immediately, despite. The gun digest book of automatic pistols assembly disassembly j. The pistol is solid frame, 5 shots and appears to be. I opened the cylinder and the four digit number on the frame is 24. Sam colt originally marketed his revolver as a type of pistol, websters 19 dictionary references a revolver in its definition of pistol, and references a pistol when defining the revolver.
In my book, the writers guide to weapons writers digest books, crime. There are a total of 41 world war 2 service pistols 1939 1945 in the military factory. Hoppes boresnake is the fastest bore cleaner on the planet. The first standardissue firearm of the nypd was the colt new police revolver in.
Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the. World war 2 service pistols 19391945 military factory. Since smokeless charges have been adapted to it many expert shots prefer this cartridge in the gallery contests as the large bullet hole is a decided advantage over the smaller calibers at ranges of 20 yards and under. Best concealed carry revolver caliber on the market. About 400 or 500 schouboe pistols were made between 1903 and 1917, but never in a true mass production series. Even with a full magazine, the savage pistol was relatively light and compact, making it popular with a lot of shooters.
The barrel and slide are made of sae 4140 ordinance steel, with an internal frame made of 7075t6 aluminum. The gun digest book of automatic pistols assembly disassembly. By adding this item to your wishlist, you will be notified automatically via. The number appears to be 5 79 only half of the 5 is imprinted. Fjestad expanded to nearly 2,400 pages, all gun values have been thoroughly updated for both. In my book, the writers guide to weapons writers digest books, crime writer and excon i say that in the best way possible les edgerton talks about a gunfight he took part in with a friend. Any type of sight can be used, except laser sights. The blue book does not list that gun, but the 2015 standard catalog of firearms does. Check out whats inside the complete book of autopistols magazine. The p 32, a lockedbreach semiauto pistol, arrived on the selfdefense scene in 1999. It belonged to my dad who brought it back from philippines after wwii. He believed in the concept so much that he placed a special order in 1911 for 1,000 of these. The top of the barrel has us pistol co imprinted on it and the only serial number i could find was under the grip at the base of the handle. Precision pistol specifies three classes of pistol.
But today, were going to fix that because when it comes to snub nose revolvers, nothing. Gun has an old refinish and retains 90% of the nickel. Barrel octagon shape with ribbed top jointed to frame at top strap latching to frame at bottom strap. Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the phelps heritage revolver, century arms revolver, thompsoncentre contender breakopen pistol, magnum research bfr, and the pfeifer zeliska revolvers. There is also a 6 digit number on the bottom of the frame where the grips are. They would soon be made by many european gunmakers, in numerous. I remember reading handguns magazine back in the late 1980s when evan. Umarex colt peacemaker revolver single action army sixshooter. German burgo revolver gun 32 caliber smith wesson full. Barrel is 3, and the bore is shiney, couple of small pits, not pitted, or rusty, most for sale by john s. Valuewise, you wont get much due to the reputation the gun has most people consider it the worst revolver ever. Whitney pocket model revolver ah5400 whitney pocket model revolver.
The p32, a lockedbreach semiauto pistol, arrived on the selfdefense scene in 1999. Perhaps the most prolific and successful pocket pistol of the age was the topbreak revolver. The muzzle velocity is 1,340 fts and the high pressure round is more effective than the noncommercial market rounds. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Whats the difference between a pistol and a revolver. The barrel and slide are made of sae 4140 ordinance steel, with an. During the capandball revolver era of the 19th century, one of the popular chamberings for concealable revolvers was. The p 32 is a semiautomatic, locked breech pistol, chambered for the.