Double Crown Over U Import proofs Germany) `Crown over P in Oval` makers mark `PUPPY`
stamped On top of barrel, barrel is round but flattened on the top cal.5 punch on frame I am
trying to find out the maker of this folding trigger, hidden hammer, `puppy` 5 shot
revolver
Answer: Joe, Puppy is a popular name that was used
by at least five different Spanish gunmakers. The guns were all solid frame hammerless 5.5mm
Velo-Dog revolvers:
Arizmendi - The Puppy was a five cartridge cylinder revolver with and a foldIng trigger. The
barrel is marked 'PUPPY' with the 'FA' trademark on the frame.
Crucelegui Hermanos - Not much info. Velo-Dog revolvers, produced 1900 - 1925.
Isidro Gaztanaga of Eibar - Entered the pistol business in the early 1900s with a pocket
revolver called the Puppy. Shortly before the First World War, the Puppy was abandoned in favor
of an copy of the 1906-type Browning
Ojanguren Y Marcaido - From the 1890s onward, records of this company are few, but it
appears to have been formed to
manufacture make Velo-Dog revolvers. This continued into the period of the First World War,
when the company turned to
modern designs based on contemporaneous Smith & Wessons. Ojanguren Y Marcaido
disappeared about 1930.
Retolaza Hermanos - Started in the 1890s, making Velo-Dog pocket revolvers. The Puppy
was a pseudo hammerless folding trigger .22 Short rimfire revolver with a solid frame, rod ejection
and a five-chamber cylinder. It had a rounded butt, a safety catch on the frame, and Puppy on
the barrel.
Hope this helps, Marc
# 14325 -
Stevens .25 Rimfire Rifle
5/15/2012
John Chetek WI
Stevens -
1915 -
25 Rimfire -
Other -
B475 -
Octagonal barrel. Single shot. Wondering what the monetary value of this gun is. Been in the
family ''forever''. Thank you
Answer: John- We cannot help
much with that without knowing a lot more about the rifle. Stevens offered just about all of their
rifle models in .25 rimfire caliber, but they made dozens of different models. Some are
inexpensive lightweight “Boys’ rifles” and others are lightweight “bicycle rifles” and some are
heavy duty fancy engraved target rifles. Then the condition is also a major factor.
So, this is sort of like asking the value of a Chevrolet. It all depends, is this a perfect condition
original Corvette, or a 15 year old former cop car, or an official Obama Motors Volt?
In any case, I think the value should be more sentimental than cash.
John Spangler
# 14324 -
Restoration Of Model 1892 Winchester
5/12/2012
Tom Azusa CA
Winchester -
? -
44 WC -
Blue -
23696 -
PAT Oct,14 1884 Hammer missing. Lever action still works slightly rusted. . Worth
restoring?
Answer: Tom- Your Winchester is the Model 1892,
based on the patent date and caliber. Those are vey popular with cowboy action shooters, so
even a restored example has a good market, although at prices much lower than for a totally
original non-restored example. If made in 1898 or earlier this would be an “antique” under
federal law, but if made more recently then it is a “firearm” and you have the hassles involved
with that of repairs or selling. In civilized parts of the country this would be an easy task, but
being subject to the insanity of Kalifornia gun laws, it may be more hassle than it is worth to try to
get it fixed and sold, so you may be better just selling as is.
John Spangler
# 14471 -
Luger Manufacture Date
5/12/2012
John
LUGER -
P-08 -
9MM -
Blue -
It looks like DWM on the toggle. I would like to know how old this gun is I think it is pre ww1 I think
I heard some where that the early ones slide did not stay open on the last round???
Answer: John, You are correct that early Lugers do not have a hold open, I
have a 1910 model that is configured that way. Your Luger may be an early model or maybe the
hold open is just missing or broken.
Most Lugers have a year stamped on top of the chamber. A common exception to is the 1920 re-
work, these often have the year scrubbed. If your Luger is a 1920 re-work, value will be lower than
a Luger in original condition. Hope this helps, Marc
Remington -
US Model Of 1917 -
30-06 -
? -
Blue -
407302 -
Many machinist marking I have looked on the Remington club site to find my serial number to be
able to find some history of my rifle. What I have found is they say that there should be letters in
the serial number. Mine has none but the rifle came to me from a man in latter years so I don't
think it was made between 1998 and 2001 when they took the letters away. I am looking for when
the rifle was made and any history that you might know of.
Answer: Jerry, when the U.S entered the First World War in April 1917 the
number of rifles available to equip the expanded military was insufficient. The ordnance
department realized that two private firearms manufacturers (Winchester, Remington, (and the
Eddystone subsidiary of Remington) had been making a service rifle for British Army, and had
nearly completed this contract. There was intense pressure for rifles for the new draftees so the
ordnance department approached these manufactures and asked them to convert their existing
tooling and make the British designed rifle to chamber the U.S. 30-06 cartridge. This was done
and all three plants were in full production by the fall of 1917. Each of the three makers stamped
their names on the receivers of the rifles which they produced. Eddystone made the most with
about 1.6 million completed by the November 1918. Winchester and Remington both made
about 500,000 each.
The new rifle was designated U.S. Rifle, Model 1917, but was commonly called the Enfield
because of its British origins. The rifle was longer than the U.S. designed Model 1903, and the
balance was never as good, but the action was stronger, and rifles were more accurate straight
from the factory than the Model 1903. Over 70% of our troops who served in France carried the
M1917 rifle, and it is claimed that Sergeant Alvin York won the Medal of Honor with a Model
1917 made by Eddystone. After the war most of the Model 1917's were arsenal reworked and put
into storage. When World War II broke out The U.S. provided M1917's to many of our allies and
also our own troops until the M1 Garand became available.
Remington did not use the letter dating system that you found mentioned on the Remington site
for M1917 rifles, your rifle was manufactured in August of 1918.
Marc
# 14315 -
Sedgley U.S. Navy Mark V 10 Ga Flare Pistol Parts
5/8/2012
Justin, Sweet Home, OR
R.F. Sedgley -
Mark 5 -
UNK -
11'' -
Blue -
242692-A-2 -
USN on handle I recently received this signal pistol from my grandfather and it does not have a
firing pin. I am looking for a replacement or schematics so I can have a new one made. Thank
you for your time.
Answer: Justin- Sorry, we cannot help with
that one. They are fairly simple, so a good gunsmith should be able to pull it apart and figure
out what is needed and make the part, although that may not be a real cost effective solution,
since these have rather modest value.
Good luck! John Spangler
# 14314 -
Civil War Merrill Carbine History
5/5/2012
Russell. Fort Worth, Texas
J.H. Merrill -
2nd Model Carbine -
.54 -
20 Inches -
Other -
18847 -
All assembler's numbers match including those on the rear sights. Stamped US on top of butt
plate. Lock plate is stamped 1863. Can the serial number be traced to a delivery to a specific
unit? Is this model carbine considered rare? (It is mechanically sound and is in firing
order.)
Answer: Russell- Unfortunately, there is no documented
history for any of the Merrill carbines in that serial number range. Yours is a fairly late example,
with government purchases during the Civil War totaling about 14,495. Additional examples
were sold on the civilian or state market. The Merrills turn up fairly often, with values varying with
condition.
Merrills were issued to a number of units during the Civil War including the following: 1st, 5th and
18th New York Volunteer Cavalry; 11th, 17th, 18th Pennsylvania; 1st Ne Jersey; 7th Indiana; 1st
and 3rd Wisconsin; 27th Kentucky and the 1st Delaware.
Hope that helps. John Spangler
Pistola Automatica 765, 07 is stamped inside the gun. This gun has been blued, not sure what
the original finish was. Can you tell me whether this is one of the better made Ruby type pistols. I
understand that some guns of this type were very cheaply made and could possibly explode with
use.
Answer: Monroe, the Retolaza brothers of Spain started out
in the firearms business manufacturing Velo-Dog type pocket revolvers and it appears that they
were among the pioneers of automatic pistol production in Eibar. In 1915 they, precipitated in
the French army contracts, and continued producing cheap automatics until they were forced to
discontinue operations due to the Spanish Civil War. I was unable to find any mention of a Vilar
model in any of my references.
I can't help with determining if your pistol is safe to fire. I would advise you to have it checked by
a competent gunsmith in your area. Marc
# 14312 -
Sporterized M1903 Springfield
5/1/2012
Donald
US Springfield Armory -
1903 -
30-06 ? -
Around 20 To 30 In. -
Other -
1506733 -
on the end of the barrel there is RA then a symbol of a ball with feathers or something on top of
the ball then under that is 9-43 and the fights are made by Williams with very fine adjustments
and the top of the barrel has groves, three or four where it was turned on a lathe I got it from my
grandmother in law and it was her late husbands ,does this gun have a value, it is in very good
shape for such an old gun
Answer: Donald- Your rifle has been
“sporterized” which usually involved chopping off the stock (or replacing it entirely) to eliminate
the useless (to hunters) upper band and bayonet lug. Usually the military sights were discarded
and either peep sights or a scope were installed. Quite often the metal parts were polished and
reblued. While all this turned an old surplus rifle into one more suitable for hunting use, it also
destroyed most of the collector value. Poorly sporterized Model 1903 Springfields are often seen
at gun shows priced around $200-250, and more nicely done examples can run more like $400-
500. John Spangler
# 14468 -
Marlin DOM
5/1/2012
Shannon, West Columbia, Tx
Marlin Firearms Co. New Haven, Ct -
????? -
.32 -
23 3/8'' -
Blue -
364866 -
Pat-D Nov.18,1878 April 2,1888 Aug 12,1890 Mar 1,1892 I would like to know Model and date of
manufacture if possible. How much would it worth, if in good condition. my e-mail address is
stricks68@embarqmail.com Thanks very much for any help at all.
Answer: Shannon, my serial number data for Marlins does not go as high
as364866. The best that I can tell you is that your rifle was manufactured after (probably shortly
after) 1906. Marc
Armi F. Lli Tanfoglio Gardone V. T
Ta76 -
.22LR -
Blue -
86750 -
psf [an] CAT. 885 on the right side above trigger well. Is this particular weapon any special? And
what would be the sale value of this particular weapon? It has what seems to be a wood grain
grip. It looks almost new, except for one scratch that is on the outer layer of the cylinder. And I
would like a little history lesson with this weapon. I am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and
of operation enduring freedom. I have served five years in the military and this pistol was left to
me by my grandpa. I was just wanting some information for it
Answer: Timothy, thanks for your service. I am sorry to have to give you bad
news but there is little or no collector interest in Armi Tanfoglio firearms. I often see revolvers like
the one that you are describing being sold at gunshows in the $150 range.
I did a quick Google search on Armi Tanfoglio and came up with the Tanfoglio website, located
at the following URL:
http://www.tanfoglio.it/
The Tanfoglio site will be a good place to get a little history and more information about your
revolver. Good Luck, Marc