1899 Confusion
I have seen some amazing guns in this thread, so I am a little embarrassed to present mine... it is rough, but I was looking for a shooter, so it meets my needs.
The confusing part (which will hopefully draw some of Mike's assistance)
It was advertised as 32-20, but doesn't have the distinct double ring in the cylinder that I was expecting for a shouldered case (perhaps it is more worn than I thought) and no barrel marking for caliber (great role markings for the patent (which i assumed according to another thread might mean it was a 38 ctg because it is serial numer 51... it does not chamber a 38 special, and (since I don't have any 32-20) a nagant round goes in, but is loose and a little long, obviously.
Any help to understand this neat old thing would be much appreciated!
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