I have a couple old revolvers I'm looking to get some input on. These have been in the family since I was a child, and I have personally put many hundreds of rounds through both and were some of the first handguns I ever fired. They've been stored and unused for many years. I recently dug them out and cleaned them up and have a few questions that I thought the awesome folks here might be able to help with.
This revolver is stamped "ALFA" on the frame near the grip, and has the following text stamped along the top of the barrel:
"American best cartridges are those that fit best the alfa revolvers"
It is chambered in .38 Long Ctg, and is fairly obviously a copy of the S&W and/or Colt police revolvers.
Search as I might, I can turn up precious little information on this revolver. Some information seems to point to it being a german manufacture, others to Spanish manufacture (see this website translated from spanish). Regardless of where it was manufacture, it does appear to be fairly old, possibly manufactured somewhere around 1910-1930.
Some images:
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The previous owner had replaced the stock grips with the larger rubber grips you see in the images above, which really balances it in the hand much better.
Any body have any more information on this revolver? I would be grateful for anything as my search has been long with very little satisfactory results.
This revolver is stamped "ALFA" on the frame near the grip, and has the following text stamped along the top of the barrel:
"American best cartridges are those that fit best the alfa revolvers"
It is chambered in .38 Long Ctg, and is fairly obviously a copy of the S&W and/or Colt police revolvers.
Search as I might, I can turn up precious little information on this revolver. Some information seems to point to it being a german manufacture, others to Spanish manufacture (see this website translated from spanish). Regardless of where it was manufacture, it does appear to be fairly old, possibly manufactured somewhere around 1910-1930.
Some images:
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The previous owner had replaced the stock grips with the larger rubber grips you see in the images above, which really balances it in the hand much better.
Any body have any more information on this revolver? I would be grateful for anything as my search has been long with very little satisfactory results.