Help identifying a revolver

[Pop23]

Helping the inlaws clean out the attic and came across by father in laws (he passed a few years ago) box that he stored his stuff from his service from WWII. In that box we found a revolver with no hammer and a trigger that swings out. No trigger guard but it does have a lever type safety on it

The makings on it are:

On the top it says hammerless and the other word might say centennial, but it is difficult to read. On the side of the barrel is an N with a crown over it

It is in incredible shape.

Probably a 22 with a five shot chamber

On the grip is an imprint of the profile of Mercury

I think it's a velodog.

Any idea of how to tell what year this might of been made or where to get more info on it?

 

[hjmick]

Pictures could help...

 

[percysunshine]

One of these?

folding trigger 5 shot hammerless revolvers - Google Search

 

[hjmick]

I have a 70 year old S&W .32 hammerless:

 

[dilloduck]

this ?

 

[Pop23]

this ?

Very close except for the mercury profile on the grip

How do I post pictures

 

[dilloduck]

this ?

Very close except for the mercury profile on the grip

How do I post pictures

Are you sure it's not a K on it because Kolb makes a similar one ?

 

[dilloduck]

Belgian ----the crown over the N proof sounds like a European manufacturer

http://thefiringline.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-210255.html

this link claims it's german

 

[dilloduck]

Give Arminius a try

 

[WinterBorn]

I have a 70 year old S&W .32 hammerless:

I have this in .38 S&W (also called a .38 Short)

 

[Pop23]

I had a gun dealer tell me that the Mercury head on the handle indicate that it belonged to someone that either worked for a delivery or messenger service. Was told it was German made.