Saw a very interesting Rossi M92 the other day

[Buckshot]

.................Stopped into a gun shop the other day. 1st time I'd been inside. Lots of used rifles. One was a Rossi M92 chambered 38/357. It was a short rifle (20" bbl) with a brass receiver, all the other metal being blued steel. The barrel was round. The receiver was very nicely engraved. It appeared to be almost as new, plus it have VERY attractive wood. It was obviously an early import as the importer was Interarms, plus it was marked as simply Rossi and Brazil. It didn't appear to me to have been shot, and if it had, then not very much. The blued bolt was barely marked as was the hammer where they bear against each other when operated. I've neither heard of, let alone SEEN one like this one before. There was no bolt top safety. It's possible it may be 300 series stainless that's been plated. However as I mentioned, it was very nicely engraved, and it did not appear to be plated, but what do I know? :-)

...............Buckshot

[tigweldit]

What price were they asking?

[dualsport]

What are you waiting for ? Get it!

[jmort]

Chippewa ??? Puma ???
I would do some due diligence on that one

[historicfirearms]

Sounds nice, if its reasonably priced I would go back and get it. No much out there as fun as a 357 lever action.

[Griff]

.................Stopped into a gun shop the other day. 1st time I'd been inside. Lots of used rifles. One was a Rossi M92 chambered 38/357. It was a short rifle (20" bbl) with a brass receiver, all the other metal being blued steel. The barrel was round. The receiver was very nicely engraved. It appeared to be almost as new, plus it have VERY attractive wood. It was obviously an early import as the importer was Interarms, plus it was marked as simply Rossi and Brazil...Sorta like this carbine:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/GriffsGirl-1.jpg

[pietro]

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I've never seen a factory-engraved Rossi, but AFAIK Rossi is still making brass-framed Model 92's:

http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=169


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[Buckshot]

.............To those who asked, it had a $600 price tag on it. Since I already have 3 M92's (2 x Rossi, 45 Colt 24" octagon case color, 38/357 Short rifle, blued, and a Miroku 45 Colt rifle, round bbl, blued) as pretty as it was I don't get the chance to shoot the ones I have as often as I'd like.

Griff, yup, that's it exactly. On the right side of the action, on the bottom rear portion there was a banner engraved so the owner could have their initials added I suspect.

............Buckshot

[Griff]

Griff, yup, that's it exactly. On the right side of the action, on the bottom rear portion there was a banner engraved so the owner could have their initials added I suspect.
............Buckshot
Yep. I had my wife's alias engraved there.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/GriffsGirl-2.jpg
It's actually not brass, it's a steel receiver, but with a "gold wash" applied. And while many of those are not very durable, this one has held up quite well over quite a few years of rather heavy use. At one time, both my wife and son were sharing this rifle at 2 to 3 matches a month for a year or two, until I found a reasonably priced '92 for my son.

I bought this one, new in box, I believe for $227, for myself Feb 1, 1986, and handed it off to my wife later that year, when she started shooting CAS with me, (& I bought an 1873). I better adjust my current value based on that asking price!!! (I have $500 when I checked my inventory sheets... & NO it ain't for sale)!