W. Tranter. 32 Solid Frame Antique Revolver

[tamancha]

Dear Members,
Here is my antique W. Tranter. 32 Solid Frame revolver circa 1871 made. This is in an excellent condition & still fires the long cartriges although made for. 32 short ammos. In unavailibility of short ones I grind the tip of bullets and use them. The various blogs on net suggests not to do so but the technique works. The knowledgeable members are invited to give their valuable suggestions on my problem that the use of long cartriges is safe in the short chamber or not. Secondly, what is the probable price of this revolver in our country. The expert on W. Tranter Petent Kerry Guerin mailed me about the International price of the said arm. I want to know the antique revolver's price in our nation.
I hope you guys let me know.
Thanks and regards.

[dr.jayakumar]

never heard or seen one...nice of you to share.
if it works why sell..shortage of catridges will get you poor price.
regards
dr.jk

[aadhaulya]

Very nice revolver and quite well maintained

Atul

[tamancha]

never heard or seen one...nice of you to share.
if it works why sell..shortage of catridges will get you poor price.
regards
dr.jk

Thanks for the amiable reply dr. jk. Actually the William Tranter gunmaker was one of the pioneer gunmaker of Birmingham and primordialy he would make Guns for Adams Karr later he made his own firearms against his Patents. His firearms were the most common arms in colonial era. In many contemporary wars his firearms were used. Unfortunately he had no male heirs so his son in law held his legacy but failed consequently.The top gun factory turned in a bycycle maker as bycycle would catch the mass as a fashion in those days. Webly & Scott used the failure of William Tranter and finally the biggest gun maker of Britain retained in the historical leaves of time. I am quite confused by going through the smokeless ammos and black powder ammos. The pressure of smokeless cartiges are more than the BP ones and my revolver is designed for BP cartriges ad smokeless came later 1870.
Could you advise me is it safe to fire. I fire the long Cartriges as in northern India the scarcity is prevalent. As you advised me to not sell the weapon I agree as it possessed earlier by our ancestors.
From where I can get the short ammos easily. I am eagerly waiting your kind reply Sir.
With regards.

[mundaire]

No such thing as .32 S&W "short". There is the
.32 S&W - for which ammo used to be made even by IOF, but is hard to find these days
.32 S&W Long - which is the most common revolver chambering in India these days. IOF ammo is available and sometimes you may come across imported ammo too.

Antique, collectible firearms have no value in India. Due to the 3 gun limit, we have no collectors

If your gun is of an obsolete calibre for which ammo is not available, it is little more than an expensive paperweight and you should be happy with whatever price is offered... Sad, but mostly true.

Shooting smokeless cartridges through a firearm designed for BP loads is asking for trouble. At the very least you may damage the firearm, at worst it could result in serious injury/ death of the shooter and/ or persons close by.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

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[Sakobav]

tamancha
Thats an amazing gun / heirloom you have inherited, thanks for sharing

best

[dr.jayakumar]

never heard or seen one...nice of you to share.
if it works why sell..shortage of catridges will get you poor price.
regards
dr.jk

Thanks for the amiable reply dr. jk. Actually the William Tranter gunmaker was one of the pioneer gunmaker of Birmingham and primordialy he would make Guns for Adams Karr later he made his own firearms against his Patents. His firearms were the most common arms in colonial era. In many contemporary wars his firearms were used. Unfortunately he had no male heirs so his son in law held his legacy but failed consequently.The top gun factory turned in a bycycle maker as bycycle would catch the mass as a fashion in those days. Webly & Scott used the failure of William Tranter and finally the biggest gun maker of Britain retained in the historical leaves of time. I am quite confused by going through the smokeless ammos and black powder ammos. The pressure of smokeless cartiges are more than the BP ones and my revolver is designed for BP cartriges ad smokeless came later 1870.
Could you advise me is it safe to fire. I fire the long Cartriges as in northern India the scarcity is prevalent. As you advised me to not sell the weapon I agree as it possessed earlier by our ancestors.
From where I can get the short ammos easily. I am eagerly waiting your kind reply Sir.
With regards.

thanks friend,
frankly i have no idea about it.
you should discuss this with experienced members.
regards
dr.jk