RG mod. 30, .32 cal.

[sam05]

to begin with, i know that this is not a good handgun, and know that it is very cheap, but it was my grandmother's bedside security while my grandfather worked midnights, so it has some sentimental value. i haven't been able to find anything about this particular model, just curious if anyone knew anything at about manufacture dates, or how much it isn't worth.
thanks in advance
sam

 

[peyton]

i know they were made of metal that does not stand up to a lot of shooting. I think it was considered a "saturday night special" due to its cost and construction. My Uncle had a RG in .22 cal and it went bang everytime you pulled the trigger.

R.G. Industries was an importer who imported cheap revolvers made by Rohm Gmbh of Sontheim/Brenz Germany. They went out of business in 1986. The RG guns were "bottom-of-the-line" cheap handguns. These were both double action and single action revolvers in calibers ranging from .22lr to .357 and .44 Magnum.

About the best that can be said about them is, they were better than no gun at all (most of the time).

 

[tju1973]

Try these guys--

www.bryco-jennings-jimenezarms.com

They even have an RG section--

I had an RG10 (.22 short) for several years that I bought for $49 used-- it looked like a starter pistol, but it always went bang, and was reasonably accurate at normal snub ranges-- sold early this year for more than I paid for it...

Postsome picts! Yours probably won't hold up to heavy shooting, but it will give decent bedside service...

 

[DMZ]

If it has some sentimental value, as you said, then just keep it for that. It is not really worth much of anything and is not really worth buying ammo for it.

Clean it up, if needed, and put it in a box with a note saying, "Gramma's bedside revolver." Stash it away.

 

[V45C]

a very sturdy and reliable revolver...
their autos were junk at best , overpriced fishing weights at worst...

 

[sam05]

thanks

thanks for the information, i'll post some pics as soon as i get my camera back from the wife. thanks again.

sam

 

[DMZ]

That would provide a nice break from the pic's that are usually posted.

 

[MCgunner]

My RG .22 went bang......occasionally. It was usually when I released the hammer and the sear hadn't caught. When it did fire, it spit lead. That thing was dangerous. I don't know what zinc alloy is worth on the scrap market, but it can't be THAT much. I gave 17 bucks or a little more with tax and I got hosed, I can tell ya that. This was in about 1974, bought new. I literally threw that gun away. I tossed it in a bay, didn't want anyone to try to fire it. I busted the firing pin off the hammer first.

I had an RG 26 in .25 auto, that fed 100 percent and went bang every time. It was a zinc POS, too, but it's the only gun I ever drew on someone, fortunately the guy had a knife, not a gun. LOL While I couldn't hit squat past 10 feet with that thing, it did go bang when you pulled the trigger. At the time I carried that gun, it was a class A misdemeanor to carry in Texas, so I didn't want something I minded tossing and there wasn't much in tiny guns back then to choose from. It served its purpose. For an RG, it was a high dollar gun, fifty bucks plus tax. ROFL!