Swedish M87 revolver question

[Paul G]

Hello everyone,
I have an M87 Swedish revolver in 7.5, that I am curious about. Its in excellent original condition as far as I can tell. The thing that puzzles me is the lack of a serial number. There is no serial number anywhere on the revolver. It has proof marks on the frame and cylinder, but no maker name or serial number. It has not been scrubbed and appears to be in excellent original blue. Has anyone encountered this before? Could it indicate an early revolver? Any advice is appreciated. I will upload pictures tommorrow when I get back home.
Thanks,
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What I am really curious about is the fact that there is no serial number on this pistol, and it never had one. There is a small crown with a C under it, where other M87 pistols have their serial numbers. Is it some sort of prototype revolver? A proof gun? I will likely not keep it and am wondering what value it may have? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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[Paul G]

Does anyone know these revolvers? Are they too obscure?


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[Paul G]

Anyone have any comments??

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[rajko84]

This is mine. And it has serial numbers on it. Yours it could be made for export maybe?

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[Paul G]

Thanks Rajko! Mine also has a round barrel on it. I am trying to find out what it is, as I am going to be moving it along. Thanks for the input!

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[rajko84]

Thanks Rajko! Mine also has a round barrel on it. I am trying to find out what it is, as I am going to be moving it along. Thanks for the input!

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Paul,
This is Brevent Nagant revolver design. It was made originally in Belgium, but then also in few other European countries. Round barrel is a later design. I have few of these revolvers by the different makers and countries. Another thing your proof mark I think it is imperial German if I am not wrong.

[Paul G]

Thanks Rajko! Thats very interesting! Imperial German would be nice. Thanks for the information.

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[Paul G]

Here is a little information I received about this revolver, from Nagant at WRF. "This is indeed an interesting revolver. I'm a Swedish weaponcollector with a special interest in the Swedish model 1887 revolver and I have over the years obtained 18 of them with different variations but I have never seen any like yours. The crowned C indicates that it was produced at Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna , Sweden. That factory was famous for producing the Swedish mauser rifle and the Swedish K sub machine gun but they were not known to have produced handguns in modern times. The factory existed between 1812 to 2009. The Swedish model 87 revolver was produced between 1894 (?) to 1905 at Huskvarna vapenfabriks AB wich lies in a different Town in sweden. Therefor your speciment is very unusual. I have heard of it but I thought it was a myth. It is also different because your gun has a round barrel and it should be octagonal. I have followed the gun auctions in sweden for the past 15 years and I have never seen a model 1887 revolver from Eskilstuna for sale. The lack of numbers on it indicates that it was made as a prototype or testseries by a weapons officer at Eskilstuna . If it were sold on a gun auction in Sweden I Think it would go for maybe 1000 dolars or more due to its scarcity. A normal 1887 revolver usualy goes for 100-300 dollars."

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