Can someone identify this old revolver?

Me and a buddy of mine had one like that once (and it was a s&w 38 year made was 1888 is what it said) so I am gonna venture to say it's a S&W near and or around the same time in the 38 caliber. It's good your trying to clean it up (good luck). When we got ours, it was pretty rusted (old firearms lol) and we cleaned it up pretty good. I would say try and get some kind of rust remover that is safe for metals and such (worked for us pretty good). But it does look just like a s&w 38 (like we had, so that is what it looks like (presuming late 1800s model.) But mind you, a lot of older revolvers look a like.

That is a break open Iver Johnson (90% sure without seeing it) in either .32 or more likely .38 short. There are a lot around, and I have one. It is basically a paperweight, as you don't restore a $125 - $150 handgun. Maybe there's some family history that's worth knowing.

Is it a pistol or a revolver? threat is that if it rather says "Made in Spain" in English, that could be a prominent import, placed up WWII for specific. there have been dozens of small shops that made weapons interior the city of Eibar, Espana, maximum remarkable are reproductions of classic previous west revolvers and the French layout 'Ruby' semi-automobile pistols. there is a few yet no longer plenty collector interest in those Spanish pistols and fairly some fee has to do with the actually high quality of a individual piece and that would purely be desperate via close inspection via a knowledgeable eye. without form, length, high quality, pictures etc, that is impossible to assert greater.

Maybe the one that shot jesse james.

Looks like a break open scofield type by the hinge in .38 and a hide out model or copy.

Many companies made a break open and HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON looks very much like this one.

It looks a lot like several Iver Johnsons I've owned. Look for some pics of Ivers break actions and compare to it.

I think DJ has got you set... looks like the Harrington and Richardson.

My god that sucker looks like it will be a nightmare to restore. Good luck.. hope it turns out for you. I just refinished my uncles old shotgun from 1964.

Looks like an 1875 paper weight.

Mounted on a plaque, it would make an interesting wall piece.

That would be something I would take to a gunsmith and have clean up and then have appraised for value.

It looks exactly like I had once. it was a Webley Mark but it was a 45 caliber

i also would say it is an ivers johnson link below.

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=3...