ANTIQUE Reliable Italian Bodeo Model 1889 (Type A) .44 Russian Service Revolver by Glisenti
- Category
- Firearms Handguns
- Classification
- No PAL Required
- Action
- Revolver
- Condition
- Excellent
- Manufacturer
- (other)
- Caliber
- 44 Russian
- Model
- 1889
- Capacity
- 6
- Hand
- Right Handed or Ambidextrous
Sale pending this is my Italian Bodeo model 1889 service revolver made by Glisenti Brescia of Italy in 1897 making it one of the most modern antiques you can get before the 1898 cutoff date. As a pre-1898 antique this can be owned without registration. These became the official service revolver of the Italian Army at the recommendation of Carlo Bodeo in 1891, and were so reliable they were manufactured up until the 1920s and used through both WW1 and WW2, though the highest build quality was between 1889 through 1906 which is obvious by the condition of this beatiful and solid revolver. It is meticulously serialized inside and out, and has stoof very well against the test of time.
This revolver has several very useful innovations making it better than most revolvers of the time, such as the toolless left panel removal screw which allows for easy servicing in the field. Also, when the loading gate is open the hammer is disengaged and pulling the trigger only rotates the cylinder which makes case ejection and reloading fast and safe. This can be shot with a variety of ammunitions. The simplest is .44 American which can be purchased from rustywood.ca, but if you want cheaper options .44 russian can be used. Due to tapered chambers, factory .44 russian is a few thousands of an inch wide at the case mouth so you can easily file a tiny bit off by hand/belt sander or else simply have the brass shortened before reloading. If preferred, I can have this reamed for .44 russian by my gunsmith to make things simpler. Pictured (top to bottom) are a .44 american, modified .44 russian that can shoot, and unmodified .44 russian that will not fit.
The condition is very strong, with a strong mainspring and all mechanisms being fully functional. The indexing is reliable, and it locks up with only very minor play. It would be a very reliable backup in the bush. The rifling is extremely strong and it is bery accurate based on 6 rounds.
Ships Canada, no PAL required, 18+
Can come with leather holster and papers
Can work ammo into deal or ream for .44 russian.
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