Hello...I am mostly a lurker on the gunboards forum and this is my first visit to the French arms forum. I have inherited a revolver which I have found a little info on and would like to know more about it and its sale value. I wish to find out it's sale value because I am not a collector and do not wish to start collecting.
The revolver as I have found out is a French Lebel mod. 1892 8mm x 27R made in 1899. Please understand that my desctiption in no way reflects and NRA standards of "condition" but only my observations as a long time gun owner. Once I find out more I will be glad to have someone tell me its level of "NRA condition".
The revolver has some surface rust but all-in-all is in very good shape. It functions without any flaws that I can detect is double and single action. The cylinder is tight and opens out fine and the shell ejector slide in the cylinder works fine also. The barrel seems to be in verry good shape with no pitting that I can detect with good rifling. I am not sure of what the original finish was supposed to be but it appears possible a deep bluing and it shows some bluing. I would asy the finish is "worn" but all serial, model, and armory markings are clearly visible and legible.
This revolver was inherited from an uncle which was a WWII European theater veteran and was said to have brought this revolver back when he returned home.
Please tell me all you can about this revolver and its possible value. I have some pictures that I can e-mail to anyone interested or willing to assist me.
Thank you very much,
DanL
The revolver as I have found out is a French Lebel mod. 1892 8mm x 27R made in 1899. Please understand that my desctiption in no way reflects and NRA standards of "condition" but only my observations as a long time gun owner. Once I find out more I will be glad to have someone tell me its level of "NRA condition".
The revolver has some surface rust but all-in-all is in very good shape. It functions without any flaws that I can detect is double and single action. The cylinder is tight and opens out fine and the shell ejector slide in the cylinder works fine also. The barrel seems to be in verry good shape with no pitting that I can detect with good rifling. I am not sure of what the original finish was supposed to be but it appears possible a deep bluing and it shows some bluing. I would asy the finish is "worn" but all serial, model, and armory markings are clearly visible and legible.
This revolver was inherited from an uncle which was a WWII European theater veteran and was said to have brought this revolver back when he returned home.
Please tell me all you can about this revolver and its possible value. I have some pictures that I can e-mail to anyone interested or willing to assist me.
Thank you very much,
DanL