April 19Apr 19 #1 Gents, I just returned from the Wichita KS militaria show with several goodies. My camera is broken and I can't upload photos at the moment but I wanted to describe what I found. I found an Austrian Police Revolver that I did not know existed and quickly bought it. This six shot revolver is marked, "K.K. Post u. Polizei / Revolver" on the top strap of the small 9mm M.1876 Scharfe Patrone caliber pistol. It is a very obscure double action handgun and an unmarked version of the Gasser M.1885 with NRA Fine bright steel fittings and checkered wood grips. The butt has a swiveling lanyard ring as is typical of Polizei revolvers of this turn of the century period. The gun has a full set of Austrian inspection markings but no maker name (Gasser). The slab 8 sided barrel has a fixed front sight and a grove V rear sight, Here is a similar, slightly larger, German revolver with similar attributes and markings. Think of a Rast-Gasser, only much smaller. Best I can do.
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