I dug a Springfield Revolver yesterday!!!

[kuger]

When I dug this little jewel I thought it was Pepperbox pistol but to my surprise it is a Springfield 1st Model 1 of only 125 made!!!!I need to find the barrel!!!

 

[nebstater]

Nice find. Keep looking, it might be there.

 

[treasurefiend]

WOW - awesome find!!!! Keep lookin, hopefully you can find the rest of it!!!

 

[Urban Grund]

I hope you can find the rest of it also! That's a sweet find you got there.

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Wow...great find. Hope you can locate the barrel too!

SKD

 

[W57]

That is the neat stuff, I'd really love to hear "The Rest of the Story" such as where it was found, followed by plenty of wild speculation as to how it ended up there.

 

[treasurefiend]

That is the neat stuff, I'd really love to hear "The Rest of the Story" such as where it was found, followed by plenty of wild speculation as to how it ended up there.

Yea, we need details!!!

 

[ringfinder]

Wow, wonder if Kit Carson lost that beauty. You know, while he was riding the range,
some Indians started chasing him and one of his pistols fell out of it's holster. He got
away but lost one of his best pistols.

Just my story and I'm stickin to it. LOL

HH, Ringfinder

 

[Montana Jim]

Is this the one you think it is?

Springfield - Warner's Patent double trigger revolver, on grip number 23, cal. .31 percussion, 5" barrel with fixed sight and loading lever attached to the bottom of the barrel. The revolver was designed to circumvent Colt's patents. It was not successful, and according to Flayderman's Guide # 7A-110 only 125 made. After 150 years there are not many remaining, and this is the first in my possession. It is not marked, and the function might need some adjusting (?) Interesting, between the back
straps a metal plate as shown in the picture.
The metal is grayish, strong traces of varnish
on grips. Very good condition $1,650.

http://www.horstheld.com/0-makers-S.htm

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice gun, hope you find the barrel! HH, Mike

 

[civilman1]

Sweet Find....Are you going to try and clean it up?should get some more detail out of it!!!

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Awesome, Now don't point it at anyone.
Chris

 

[Kas]

Amazing what you can find with a rototiller.

Nice find by the way.

 

[ivan salis]

only 125 made ? wow talk about beyond rare-- great find

 

[johnreb1980]

Sweet find.

 

[sniffer]

that's just too cool, way to go

 

[GL]

Sweet pistola!

Looks like it might be exactly what you say it could be.
If it could be cleaned all would be revealed.

 

[phantomfinder]

SWEEEEEEET find , WTG

 

[Montana Jim]

A lot of springfields looked kinda the same, I'm not sure THAT is the same one... how do you know?

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

cool gun. i found a gun last week, well, a piece anyway... how would you clean something like that up??