Sergissimo
32 Cal
Good day!
Being in the very beginning of my black powder journey I thought it would be a good idea to buy an old inexpensive gun I can take apart to learn more about the subject. And hopefully restore it down the road or use as parts gun for my own project.
Well, I bought this “wall hanger” and now I’m curious if it’s a real old thing, or reproduction of some sort or maybe a mix of the both which may very well be the case. And as you may have guessed I do not possess enough knowledge to determine this myself
From what I can see the gun is not operational in its current state. The hammer is half broken I think, the nipple is rusted, the stock has cracks etc. The lock is in great shape actually and has “W Chance and Son” engraved on it, but I don’t know if it’s for real or not.
The other big question is about barrel. It has no markings on it except for “50” which I assume may be a caliber and another mark that resembles “1” unless it’s just how multiple scratches came together. Also, the barrel and some other parts are painted I think with something that looks like a coat on my “bronze” door handle Not sure what it is but very curious to know and whether it needs to be removed.
I would also appreciate any suggestions on restoration of the barrel and percussion nipple. It looks like it can be unscrewed from the barrel and replaced. Someone did it already at some point based on marks I can see, but I’m not sure if that’s the right thing to do etc.
Anyways. Too many questions already. Thanks everyone for your input!
Being in the very beginning of my black powder journey I thought it would be a good idea to buy an old inexpensive gun I can take apart to learn more about the subject. And hopefully restore it down the road or use as parts gun for my own project.
Well, I bought this “wall hanger” and now I’m curious if it’s a real old thing, or reproduction of some sort or maybe a mix of the both which may very well be the case. And as you may have guessed I do not possess enough knowledge to determine this myself
From what I can see the gun is not operational in its current state. The hammer is half broken I think, the nipple is rusted, the stock has cracks etc. The lock is in great shape actually and has “W Chance and Son” engraved on it, but I don’t know if it’s for real or not.
The other big question is about barrel. It has no markings on it except for “50” which I assume may be a caliber and another mark that resembles “1” unless it’s just how multiple scratches came together. Also, the barrel and some other parts are painted I think with something that looks like a coat on my “bronze” door handle
Not sure what it is but very curious to know and whether it needs to be removed.I would also appreciate any suggestions on restoration of the barrel and percussion nipple. It looks like it can be unscrewed from the barrel and replaced. Someone did it already at some point based on marks I can see, but I’m not sure if that’s the right thing to do etc.
Anyways. Too many questions already. Thanks everyone for your input!
