Found this in a desk drawer

[G192127]

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It's a "VICTOR No.1"
Pat.May 29, 1876

Seems to be in good shape.

 

[380Mike]

Pretty cool. What caliber?

 

[G192127]

Looks to be .22ish

 

[AGarbers]

It seems to be made by H&R. It looks much like the Colt New Line of the same time period. Cool find.

 

[Bennettjh]

Isn't that neat.

 

[Chalky]

Thanks, knew I left it somewhere.

That is pretty neat, i enjoy seeing older guns.

 

[Thor]

Whose desk? There must be more to that story...

 

[Disposable Heart]

H&R Made, usually .22 Short. Neat guns, won't fetch huge prices because of their mass produced nature but they are nice family heirlooms.

Whenever I read the book Laddie (about the Limberlost region of Indiana, Ohio, back when it was all swamp), I always thought of him packing one of those in his pocket when he worked.

 

[G192127]

It was my grandfather's desk, he loved guns and reloaded, shot, and collected them.(guess I inherited the "gun gene" from him).
I wish they still made these- they'd be a fun pistol to bounce a can with or take pot shots at an apple or pear with...

 

[Thor]

Cool, a piece of family history. I'm sitting at a really huge oaken structure that my grandfather made for my uncle who then gave it to me when he moved to a house without a room to dedicate to the desk. He didn't leave me any guns though.

 

[Leadeye]

An excellent find.