...A new acquisition...
This particular revolver has already been discussed at Jan Still's Forum -
http://luger.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=25107
I bid on this and then went looking for information...and found that the seller had posted it looking for information...
Chip out of one grip; somewhat homemade ejector assembly release (small pin on bottom of ejector rod); pretty fair bore; no finish whatsoever (unless they browned it at the factory); no lanyard ring or stud (maybe not present on commercial models?); all parts present, original & matching, and functional...
Approximately 20+ years ago, I saw one of these at a gun show...It had a longer barrel, and had been converted to 22 Long Rifle...The sideplate was bent, and wouldn't close right...The seller wanted $75 for it...I passed...
...But it stayed in my memory...Now that I'm accumulating turn-of-the-century handguns, and already have a half dozen or so semi-autos, I decided I should get a Gasser revolver...
They are stamped as L. Gasser up until approximately 1903, then are stamped Rast & Gasser...There are military & commercial models...This is a commercial...
8mm rimmed cartridge; .320" dia bullet. They will chamber & shoot 32 S&W Long cartridges (or so I've read in many places); Fiochhi also makes the 8mm ammunition.
Interesting Austrian revolver; 8-shot, with an "Abidie" loading gate...
A favorite of Austrian gunfighters...(I made that up)...
(If by some chance someone needs a detailed parts disassembly to the mostly bare frame, I just happen to have had my digi-cam out when I cleaned it...) 