Original Austrian Massive M1870 Rast & Gasser Patent 11.3mm Revolver by Leopold Gasser serial 193847 - c.1885 MG 08-15 Maxim 32 caliber single-shot breech loading

32 caliber single-shot breech loading rifle in good condition

and a lovely oxidized patina on the blade

which still has a bit of the original paper label on the top

There are also maker and lot markings on the bottom

It has a rudimentary wood handle bound in leather strapping and blade looks almost like a Question Mark

Original Austrian Massive M1870 Rast & Gasser Patent 11.3mm Revolver by Leopold Gasser serial 193847 - c.1885 MG 08-15 Maxim 32 caliber single-shot breech loadingOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Gasser M1870 was a revolver chambered for 11. 336mmR and was adopted by the Austro Hungarian Cavalry in 1870. It was an open frame model, with the barrel unit attached to the frame by a screw beneath the cylinder arbor. The arbor pin was screwed into the barrel unit and fitted into a recess in the standing breech. The cylinder was gate loaded from the right side, and a rod ejector was carried beneath the barrel.