This is an Austro-Hungarian Rast-Gasser M1898 that was used by the KuK army and later Austrian Republic, sold out of service through Czechoslovakia, and ended up somewhere unknown.
The revolver was accepted into the Austrian Army in 1901, and entered the 1st infantry regiment, as revolver number 41. Later, probably post-WWI in the Austrian Republic, it went to the 53rd infantry regiment, as revolver number 50. In 1933, the revolver was sold out of service, and was thus proof tested and marked, receiving the serial 2452.33. The mark just above the proof, with a lion atop an N, is a Czech commercial marking; I have seen it on CZ38 pistols on contract to Bulgaria. The marking also appears on recently made CZ75 handguns. This revolver probably stayed in Czechoslovakia and was imported into the United States later, but this is not for sure.
Only the frame/sideplate and barrel match. The lock up is good, though it will only function in double-action mode. The bore has good rifling. The revolver has no import marks, and was either a vet bringback or imported before 1968.
The revolver was accepted into the Austrian Army in 1901, and entered the 1st infantry regiment, as revolver number 41. Later, probably post-WWI in the Austrian Republic, it went to the 53rd infantry regiment, as revolver number 50. In 1933, the revolver was sold out of service, and was thus proof tested and marked, receiving the serial 2452.33. The mark just above the proof, with a lion atop an N, is a Czech commercial marking; I have seen it on CZ38 pistols on contract to Bulgaria. The marking also appears on recently made CZ75 handguns. This revolver probably stayed in Czechoslovakia and was imported into the United States later, but this is not for sure.
Only the frame/sideplate and barrel match. The lock up is good, though it will only function in double-action mode. The bore has good rifling. The revolver has no import marks, and was either a vet bringback or imported before 1968.