MilsurpDan
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Went to the big MACA show in Timonium yesterday. Had a great time seeing some friends and looking at all the good stuff.
I saw a lot of stuff I wanted for fair prices, but I went in there looking for one thing in particular and I managed to find it. A Gasser M1870/74 Revolver.
The M1870/74 was the standard Austro-Hungarian service/Cavalry revolver for many years. It was superceded later on by the M1898 Rast-Gasser, Steyr-Roth and Steyr-Hahn but was never really replaced up through WWI where they were still heavily used. The design was fairly popular in Europe at the time.
It fires a massive 11.3x38r cartridge which helps explain why its so large. It doesn't look as big in the picture but its over a foot long from end to end. The Austro-Hungarian Fruwirth Cavalry Carbine uses the same round.
C&Rsenal did a very good video on it if you have the time to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYMhZjTDQk
This is one of the nicest ones that I've ever seen. I've only seen a few pop up for sale and ones in good shape are few and far between due to the long service life. Everything matches and it's free of rust/pitting.
This particular revolver was made in 1882. Austro-Hungarian stuff is usually unit marked, but this revolver isn't which is a little disappointing, but not a huge deal. What's really interesting is that it has a re-issue stamp from 1929, which means that it was re-accepted for service in the Post-WW1 Austrian military. Othias mentions in his video that according to his source there is one other known example.
I paid $975 for it which I consider to be a good deal. These things are pretty sought after and command a big premium in good shape.
Brass for it can be made from 7.62x54r. I might try to make some for it eventually but I'm in no rush to shoot it.
I saw a lot of stuff I wanted for fair prices, but I went in there looking for one thing in particular and I managed to find it. A Gasser M1870/74 Revolver.
The M1870/74 was the standard Austro-Hungarian service/Cavalry revolver for many years. It was superceded later on by the M1898 Rast-Gasser, Steyr-Roth and Steyr-Hahn but was never really replaced up through WWI where they were still heavily used. The design was fairly popular in Europe at the time.
It fires a massive 11.3x38r cartridge which helps explain why its so large. It doesn't look as big in the picture but its over a foot long from end to end. The Austro-Hungarian Fruwirth Cavalry Carbine uses the same round.
C&Rsenal did a very good video on it if you have the time to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpYMhZjTDQk
This is one of the nicest ones that I've ever seen. I've only seen a few pop up for sale and ones in good shape are few and far between due to the long service life. Everything matches and it's free of rust/pitting.
This particular revolver was made in 1882. Austro-Hungarian stuff is usually unit marked, but this revolver isn't which is a little disappointing, but not a huge deal. What's really interesting is that it has a re-issue stamp from 1929, which means that it was re-accepted for service in the Post-WW1 Austrian military. Othias mentions in his video that according to his source there is one other known example.
I paid $975 for it which I consider to be a good deal. These things are pretty sought after and command a big premium in good shape.
Brass for it can be made from 7.62x54r. I might try to make some for it eventually but I'm in no rush to shoot it.
