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Offline mikemayberry

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Tell me more about this Jager Italy Model 1873
« on: January 14, 2005, 03:29:04 PM »
Friend got this from brother in law's estate.  We want to know more about it.  

It is stainless steel and has a 4.75 inch barrel.  Front sight is fixed blade.  Left side of barrel is stamped Dakota Cal. 45 Colt

It has numerous stampings of symbols on the left side and a good tight fitting cylinder.

Thought on the gun or the value?

Thanks,

MIke
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Tell me more about this Jager Italy Model 1
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2005, 07:45:26 PM »
Do you have to pull the cyl. and use the cyl. pin to push the brass out of it? Got rid of a 357mag bunch of years ago and you had to do this as it had no case ejecting rod. Sold it for $50.00 and thought I had done the guy wrong by asking so much.  :oops:

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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2005, 03:16:42 AM »
Nope Gunrunner, it has an ejector rod built in and it works just fine.  

I'm wondering if at most, this is a Cowboy Action shooter because just eyeing the cylinder wall structure, it doesn't look ready to handle heavy loads.

Neither my friend not I will probably every shoot it, he is keeping it for sentimental reasons (deceased brother in law).

Just trying to get the background on this handgun since I don't know this brand.

Thanks for trying!

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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2005, 04:19:47 AM »
I owned one of those a few years back.  The Jager guns were imported by EMF.  Mine was 100% engraved with a 4 3/4" bbl with a brass grip frame, a nickled frame and blued bbl, cylinder and ejector housing.  Altogether a very pleasing look to it.  It was in .45 colt with an extra .45acp cylinder.  The 45acp cylinder was an excellent shooter (2 1/2" groups at 25 yds) however the .45 colt cylinder had .460 cylinder throats and would usually pattern about 8" at 15 yds and shot about 6" high.  Had I the wisdom then that I do now, I would have kept it and installed a higher front sight and reamed the .45 acp cylinder to accept .45 colt rounds.  But alas, at the time I was not into cowboy and already had several guns chambered for .45 acp so I decided to let it go.  Your gun may be a good shooter or it may not, it just depends on the cylinder throats.  I tried .456 bullets in the .45 colt cylinder but the best I was ever able to obtain was about 6" groups.  If your cylinder has tight throats, it should shoot well.  Standard pressure 45 colt loads only in that gun.  Mine had a very heavy hammer spring in when I got it, but that was easy to change.  Good luck with it.  44 Man
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