Antique Norwich Excelsior 32 Rimfire Revolver

***Antique Firearm, no PAL required for purchase***

***Will require a gunsmith's attention before it can be safely fired***

• Antique handgun
  • • Includes the requisite RCMP paperwork, verifying its antique provenance 
• Likely manufactured by the Norwich Pistol Co. 
• Marked "Excelsior"
• Revolver 
• Single-action
• Spur trigger, hammer fired 
  
• Half-cock notch is weak
• Indexing is intermittent 
• Axis pin retention detent is weak, and will require rectification prior to firing 
• Lockup is somewhat loose, likely due to the aforementioned axis pin problem
• 32 Rimfire, Likely Long and Short
  • • Includes 10 Specialized cartridge cases and 8x Lead round balls
      • 5x Short and 5x Long cases
      • Each case is configured such that it can be fitted with a .22 acorn blank, offset sufficiently that it can struck by the hammer 
• Black phenolic grips
  • • Each features an attractive playing card motif
    • Left grip is chipped 
• Nickel finish
  • • Flaking in places
    • Cylinder and frame show some corrosion 
• 2.5" Barrel
• Front blade with rear trough
  • • Minute in size, as was typical for the period 
• Bore is dark, with heavy pitting present. A whiff of rifling is visible, but quite worn
• Serial No: 9946*
• Includes a small polymer hard case