Here are pics of the Italian .36 i'm tryin to ID.

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And another pic.

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I'm gonna head out in a bit to check it out.
Any input before i go ?
He's askin $150.00
I'm thinkin that if there is nothing obviously wrong with it i'll offer him a Benjamin for it ?
Whataya think ?
 
Look under the loading ram rod on the barrel for markings also.
Check the face of the hammer where it would contact the cap/nipple for a divot or circular impression, which is an indicator of dry-firing = not-so-good for percussion arms. If that is the case, expect to be buying nipples right away. If you have some caps -or- can borrow some, take them along to do some cap-firing. Having both 10s & 11s could help you determine if the nipples are burred or crapped out also.
Take the barrel off and look for burrs on the arbor where the wedge inserts.
Look for cracks in the frame between the bolt window and any right angle inside corner.
Look for evidence on that the cylinder has been slamming into the circular face of the frame (sorry, lost my vocabulary momentarily).
If it has buggered up screws, insist on a lower price.
Honestly, there isn't much wrong with a brass framed .36 caliber of unknwn manufacture other than you just might be crowding the high side of what it will bring in most instances.
If it looks like it's never been shot, I wouldn't hesitate maybe paying what he's asking.
If it has evidence of use, I would be careful, and certainly insist on his considering a lower price. Look for defects as described above and by others here on the forum & make an offer accordingly.
 
hey jim I would check Cabela's out before I paid that much. they have a few on sale.........frontloader
 
Like mine it was made in 1978, I'm sure the marks on the bottom of the grip are mfg name but don't know it.
 
Several interested parties have come to believe the "PR" is the mark of Pierino Ruschetta.

I do know that there are a lot of FIE imported revolvers with the "PR" mark. The FIE's tend not to be all that impressive in my opinion. If I was looking for a bargain, I agree with frontloader, I'd spend my money on an On Sale Pietta at Cabelas instead.
 
Look under the loading ram rod on the barrel for markings also.
Check the face of the hammer where it would contact the cap/nipple for a divot or circular impression, which is an indicator of dry-firing = not-so-good for percussion arms. If that is the case, expect to be buying nipples right away. If you have some caps -or- can borrow some, take them along to do some cap-firing. Having both 10s & 11s could help you determine if the nipples are burred or crapped out also.
Take the barrel off and look for burrs on the arbor where the wedge inserts.
Look for cracks in the frame between the bolt window and any right angle inside corner.
Look for evidence on that the cylinder has been slamming into the circular face of the frame (sorry, lost my vocabulary momentarily).
If it has buggered up screws, insist on a lower price.
Honestly, there isn't much wrong with a brass framed .36 caliber of unknwn manufacture other than you just might be crowding the high side of what it will bring in most instances.
If it looks like it's never been shot, I wouldn't hesitate maybe paying what he's asking.
If it has evidence of use, I would be careful, and certainly insist on his considering a lower price. Look for defects as described above and by others here on the forum & make an offer accordingly.
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Hi unkwn, i checked, nothing under the rod.
Yep, she's bee dry fired. Maybe only a handfull o' times tho, nothin bad there.
In fact, i think that is the only firin this gun ever saw.
Nipples and cylinders in new condition.
Arbor and wedge slot are both in great shape.
Frame is solid everywhere, no cracks.
No evidence at all of cylinder contact with frame.
Well, not entirely true. There is a wear mark on one of the high spots where the advance notch on the cylinder rubbed the frame face once as if someone forced it to turn by hand once.NOthng that matters for anything.
Couple 3 of the frame screws show screwdriver slippage.
Looks like tho that they never went beyond those three and it was never taken apart.
All in all, she does look unfired. Just old.

Anywho, as soon as i pointed out the pawl issue he said.."i'll have our GS fix it ". I said.."or,you could sell it to me as is and i'll fix it".
He said..." is a $100 + tax a good as is price ?"
I said $100 out the door is better"
We shook hands, i gave him a Benjamin and off Janet and I went, With her gleamin ear to ear knowin she jist got her first C&B :D
I'm sure that at $!00 he doubled his investment and all are happy.
I'll give an updat after i git 'er shootin.
Thanx for your time unkwn.
 
hey jim I would check Cabela's out before I paid that much. they have a few on sale.........frontloader
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Hi fronloader, Janet and I are fully aware of Cabella's sales right now.
We've got our eyes on that sweet 5.5" Pietta Remie .44 on sale fer $179

In fact, on our way home from buyin the Italian last night she leans over my shoulder, lifts her face shield and says.." i spose we gotta git that 5.5"er now to go with this"
She aint one to be passin up a good deal on a gun now.;)
 
Like mine it was made in 1978, I'm sure the marks on the bottom of the grip are mfg name but don't know it.
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Thanx Tom.
I've bot 3 smoke makin pistolas recently and by coincidence they're all from the '70's.
 
Several interested parties have come to believe the "PR" is the mark of Pierino Ruschetta.

I do know that there are a lot of FIE imported revolvers with the "PR" mark. The FIE's tend not to be all that impressive in my opinion. If I was looking for a bargain, I agree with frontloader, I'd spend my money on an On Sale Pietta at Cabelas instead.
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Hi Malachi Leviticus Blue,
I saw in some reading that popular opinion is that Pierino Ruschetta are makers of shotguns and not revolvers.I have no clue as to the veracity of this tho.
As for this FIE, i know she aint nothin to write home about but as i said in another post, when i saw she needed a fixin that i suspected i could do, the old gunsmith in me couldn't pass it up and a $1000 investment IMO is a decent learnig investment of these old C&B guns.
And, fear not, " an On Sale Pietta at Cabelas " is only a phone call away :D
That current 5.5" New Army is on sale until 3 July.
 
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