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Found this S&W 1 1/2 new tip-up 2nd issue at a local gun show sitting in a box of mixed old smith and colt grips. Guy said it didn't work and he was selling as a parts gun. Brought it home pulled it apart cleaned, removed a bit of surface rust, oiled, and put her back together. The grips are numbered to the pistol and everything is working right. Not a lot of finish left but what can you expect from a pistol over 150 years old. Not to bad for a "parts gun".

Nice find. Can you get it working?

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Good looking pistol. What show did you find it at?

Rad

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I like the ejector rod under the barrel - Marlin tip ups appear very similar. I've shot a 22 tip up with CB caps but I'm not brave enough to shoot a 38 S&W. SW

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Found it at gun show in a nearly dead mall in ohio, lots of junk, jerky, jewelry, mil. surp. thats never been approved by anybody, real cheap fantasy blades, and the usual assortment of basement ffl gun dealers.
She works now. Pulled the side plate clean out the crude oiled and put back together now functions as it should. Bore even has good rifling with just a few pits. Doubt I'll ever shoot it. I like shooting Black powder but I hate loading it into cartridges. But oddly I do not mind making paper wrapped rounds.

You can always put Flobert rounds through it



They are essentially a primer with a BB in it


The copper ones in the middle.

They are 'gallery' rounds for indoor use

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somewhere i have some of these - or a modern version

Now that is something that I never would have thought of. But are they made for a .32 long rim fire? I have only seen them in 22. The 2nd issue tip up 1 1/2 had a 5 round fluted cylinder in .32 long rimfire not the earlier .22.

forgive me if i misspoke - isnt 6mm essentially a 22cal ?

Yep they are 22. I am in error I thought it was one of those old 22 pistolas

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OK - back to topic - id love to find one of those little pocket pistols , they are not something i see often , that one looks to be just fine in my book

I'm with you A square 10. Been picking them up for 30 some years as I find them. Have a couple of more pictures here so let me load them.
1st. a short barreled Volcanic coat pistol
2nd. a moors tit fire pocket pistol

[quote] 2nd. a moors tit fire pocket pistol

I gotta ask....is the above correct??? Hahaha

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fraid so ...or its a pin fire ...gotta remember things were not so damn PC back in the day ,

..those are georgeous pistols ,

Yup tit fire. Everybody here probably knows the difference but just for fun, heres a picture of a Pin Fire and a round and flat tit fire.(You know I do this because I like to show part of my collection.)

yes .....i knew it wasnt for any pornographic reasons , i enjoy seeing what you have , its out of my realm and i do not get to see them unless you post them ,

thanks for that , i love these old handguns

Hey.....no PC allowed here...we have enough of that in Washington and everywhere else. I just thought it sounded funny and I learned something new today (again) from you guys
Very cool collection you have there!

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