Vatican City revolver?

policerevolvercollector · Oct 24, 2015

This is one that I've never been able to gather any info about.

It might be Belgian .But,here's the interesting part:

The topstrap is marked w/ "Saint Peter's Keys" which is the Vatican's logo. Has anyone ever seen anything like this before? Vatican City does have their own police force.

snuffy51 · Oct 24, 2015

I can't be any help, but it is interesting enough to me I'm following this thread tonite.

Dakotakid · Oct 24, 2015

I'm interested in the feed back too--

SilentKnight · Oct 24, 2015

Wow! That is fascinating. I suspect it belonged to the Swiss Guard plain clothes force. I will follow this thread. Very interesting.

Arik · Oct 24, 2015

Caliber?????

Almost looks like a Nagant

snuffy51 · Oct 24, 2015

I just asked my wife if she knew it the Vatican has a police force. Said yes because it is a sovereign entity in itself. I really trust her 'cause she knows everything.

policerevolvercollector · Oct 24, 2015

Dakotakid said:
I'm interested in the feed back too--

It isn't marked for caliber. But,it was sold to me as being in 8mm. The Vatican's PD is called the "Corpo de la Gendarmarie" or something like that. Due to all the thieves etc. that prey on the tourists,the crime rate is actually pretty high.....

Best,
Charles

Nice to be your 1st post!!

Warren Sear · Oct 25, 2015

policerevolvercollector said:
Vatican City does have their own police force.

The Vatican has more than a police force. It has its own army, as it has throughout most of its history. The size of the army has waxed and waned.

That is as far as I can comment for fear of getting my knuckles rapped, but google can be your friend.

hoc9sw · Oct 25, 2015

Yes, the Vatican is a country. It was a city-state in Italy until a legal agreement was reached separating it from Italy.

Although they used the Italian Lira up to the Euro, they have had a unique coinage (as has San Marino), and still do.

I would not be surprised that there was a special marking for their firearms

Ross3914 · Oct 25, 2015

It looks like a "Maxim" revolver made at Theate Freres, Belgium. If you take the grips off, there should be a "TF" in a rectangle somewhere on the grip frame. Same 8mm revolver ammo as the French Ordnance 1892 revolver.

TheHobbyist · Oct 25, 2015

Guns of the Swiss Guard: Happy Hole-y Week - Guns.com

My guess is that it's not Vatican. The crown for the Pope has three Crowns in it, I believe to represent the Trinity.

It might not be that uncommon of an association in Europe--''keys to the city''. Or used as a reference to a gated city where it was mfg.

-db- · Oct 25, 2015

Doubtful it's a Vatican gun (but not impossible). As others have stated, a Google search reveals this stamp, or very similar ones, associated with various guns of Belgian, not papal, origin.

snuffy51 · Oct 29, 2015

OK

Still a nice gun, different are good too.

rjm6120 · Oct 29, 2015

snuffy51 said:
I just asked my wife if she knew it the Vatican has a police force. Said yes because it is a sovereign entity in itself. I really trust her 'cause she knows everything.

You just made me spit coffee on my computer.

Kenny D · Oct 29, 2015

They also have plain clothes police as I actually talked to one when I was there several years ago. Did not see or ask about his weapon. Do not know if he was armed or not.

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