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[jabo52521]

OK everyone. These were found in a friends water hearter room. Could use y'alls help in IDing the Colt and Smith 38s and the rusted out BP pistol.



( Hope I do this right and get a picture on this.)

[rintinglen]

Looks like a Ruger Redhawk over a Colt 25 ACP over a Colt Army Special next to a Rohm or RG 38 over a S&W 1902 Hand Ejector.
The BP is probably a belgian 7 MM pinfire, but hard to tell from the picture.

[Haggway]

The small auto looks like an astra to me.

[rintinglen]

Could be, IIRC Astra made the second model "Colts." Can't tell without actually seeing the slide stampings

[jabo52521]

Colt army special and SW 1902. Thanks for the info. Can get re-blued and plateing. Not much onto stamped on the pistols. How old are they approx?

[jabo52521]

It is an Astra

[rintinglen]

Colt army special was made from 1908 -1927, when it got a new cylinder latch and became the Official Police. S&W 1902 made from 1902 til WWII, IIRC. There are 4 or 5 changes to the 1902, and it eventually morphed into the M&P, which became the Model 10. The earlier guns were not heat-treated to the same standard as later guns,the 1902 should not be fired with +P ammo. Guns made prior to 1920 were the weaker ones, though still amply strong for standard and midrange 38 loads.

[jabo52521]

Fired them this weekend. Both shot very nice. Made up a batch of low end ammo. Maybe 700 fps wad cutters. Need to get them refinished.