davidkachel
November 2, 2008, 02:13 PM
This is the St. Etienne 11mm center fire service revolver, enlisted model, in the white.
This is the best condition example of this revolver I have ever seen or heard of except for one blued officer's model featured in a magazine article I saw a couple of years ago. Finish and workmanship are spectacular. These were built like tanks and are finely fitted and machined.
You will never, ever, get a chance at one of these in this kind of condition again, unless you are very, very lucky.
Finish is great, not rusted and pitted like the ones that occasionally show up on gunbroker. Bore has some pitting, not deep and not at all extensive. Since these originally fired black powder this is not a big surprise.
This particular pistol was made in 1877. It is fully functional. I have fired it on two occasions (32 rounds exactly) and it functioned just fine.
It comes with:
1 unused bullet mold
1 unused set of reloading dies
68 rounds of new live ammo
32 rounds of once-fired brass
100 rounds of new, never-loaded brass
Price is $1000 plus shipping and is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, RIDICULOUSLY, UNCOMPROMISINGLY and UNALTERABLY, FIRM!
I will be happy to provide photos on request.
email: david@davidkachel.com
This is the best condition example of this revolver I have ever seen or heard of except for one blued officer's model featured in a magazine article I saw a couple of years ago. Finish and workmanship are spectacular. These were built like tanks and are finely fitted and machined.
You will never, ever, get a chance at one of these in this kind of condition again, unless you are very, very lucky.
Finish is great, not rusted and pitted like the ones that occasionally show up on gunbroker. Bore has some pitting, not deep and not at all extensive. Since these originally fired black powder this is not a big surprise.
This particular pistol was made in 1877. It is fully functional. I have fired it on two occasions (32 rounds exactly) and it functioned just fine.
It comes with:
1 unused bullet mold
1 unused set of reloading dies
68 rounds of new live ammo
32 rounds of once-fired brass
100 rounds of new, never-loaded brass
Price is $1000 plus shipping and is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, RIDICULOUSLY, UNCOMPROMISINGLY and UNALTERABLY, FIRM!
I will be happy to provide photos on request.
email: david@davidkachel.com