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Private Greene
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Relative bought this at an estate sale.. no info was given any help would be great.
 

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Any ideas on when this may have been made.
look for any hallmarks or a makers name on the sideplates....that will make it easier to date or authenticate.

if there is too much crud, a gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush and a 50/50 ballistol-water mix should clean it up for you.

just dont use anything abrasive like a wire brush, or a Dremel tool.
 
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Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.
 
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Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.
looking at it closer, i do think you may be right.

everything just looks..."off"

  • all of the screws are hand made, quite poorly.
  • the frizzen is REALLY thick
  • the hammer doesnt look like it even strikes the frizzen
  • the decorative metal strap on the grip would cut your hand if you ever actually fired it
  • wire wrapped barrel is common on "trade guns"
  • the condition of the wood doesnt really match the condition of the metal
 
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It is still worth it to see if there are any identification markings on the lock

With a lot of those "trade pistols" they did use original, period locks.....and those on their own, or even just the parts, can actually be worth a little bit of money
 
Probably not more than 50 years old. Seriously.

We saw a LOT of that sort of stuff for sale in the bazaars at Bagram, etc. Made in Afghanistan/Pakistan for tourists/gullible people. Not fireable, probably the lock/trigger doesn't even work.

A wall hanger at best. Worth whatever some schmuck will give ya.
khyber Pass Gun Works... Fine quality hand-made shit right there. 😂
 
look for any hallmarks or a makers name on the sideplates....that will make it easier to date or authenticate.

if there is too much crud, a gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush and a 50/50 ballistol-water mix should clean it up for you.

just dont use anything abrasive like a wire brush, or a Dremel tool.
I watched a guy bring in a Gen1 Colt SAA to sell at a show. We have a regular dealer who dels only in pre 1898 arms. The guy said a relative bought it new and never really used it. He pulled it out of an old, oiled rag and the dealer and I gasped. It had recently been hit with a wire brush. We asked about it and he said the “bluing” was more brown so he took a wire wheel to it to shine it up.

The look when we told him that wire brush removed about $4K of value. Told him to shoot it and enjoy it.