Gasser Monténégrin
It acts of a revolver Gasser Montenegrin gauges 11.75 to six blows of them, produced in Belgium (mark ELG with ellipse and crown).
Model: copy system Gasser MOD. 1870.
Calibre: 11.75 Monténégrin.
Bench of test: Liege.
Technique:
Simple and double action.
Overall length: 380 mm
Length barrel: 240 mm
Capacity charger: barrel with six holes.
Observations:
Because of a law promulgated by the King of Montenegro, all the major males of this small state were to be armed to the teeth. In the representations of the end of eight hundreds indeed, they are seen represented with at least two large guns with the belt, a rifle and a sabre.
The guns chosen by the mass were obviously of Austrian ordinance, of the Empire of which Montenegro was a component.
The lack of potentiality of the arsenals of Steyr (Vienna) and Budapest made that the Montenegrins provided they everywhere where were similar weapons.
The gun into object was produced in Belgium to restock the customers Montenegrins.
In excellent conditions of conservation and perfectly functional calculus, old specimen of collection with historical value.
The weapon presents some repairs:
- Remainders of the rod of expulsion substituted by a part of a rifle Carcano MOD. 1891.
- The door of loading has which have added an elastic spring and an artisanal disc on the axis of rotation.
- The snap ring of the rod ofexpulsion has an additional screw.
- The nut of rotation of the drum presents a welding at the height within the competence of call.
Alberto Riccadonna
