- ROSSI REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBERS
- ROSSI REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBER
I have noted three different grip plate styles-two in brown plastic, one style small (that doesn’t cover the rear screw on the right side) and one large (that partially covers the screw), and another large style in pearlite plastic. The examples of the 2-inch barrel Princesses I have seen all have a ramp front sight, whereas all the 3-inch barrel versions I have seen have a Rocky Mountain style blade with an integral base. Description: THIS IS A NICE ROSSI 38 SPECIAL SS SNUB NOSE REVOLVER. ROSSI 88-5 38 SPECIAL STAINLESS STEEL 2IN REVOLVER.
ROSSI REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBER
The earliest serial number I have located thus far (12551) is marked on the left side of the barrel: Payment Methods: U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER, CERTIFIED BANK CHECK, ADD 3 WHEN PAYING BY CREDIT CARD. The serial number is on the base of the grip. market it seems to have been called a Ladysmith by default, but another trade name was needed for it and some marketing genius decided on “Princess.” A less-macho appellation could not have been had, but I suppose some similar name was inevitable given the gun’s diminutive size and resemblance to the Ladysmith. The model designations are rarely used in the United States. The 2-inch barrel version was designated by Rossi as the Model 25, and the 3-inch barrel version was the Model 13.
ROSSI REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBERS
From the serial numbers I have seen, it looks as though close to a million were made.* The Princess was available with a 2- or 3-inch barrel, in nickel finish only. The Princess was manufactured from 1957 through approximately 1985, but was only imported into the United States from 1965 through 1969-another victim of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Rossi firearms were later imported by Interarms, but I don’t believe they ever imported the Princess. Most examples I have seen are stamped FIREARMS INT’L CORP., WASHINGTON, D.C. I find the gun first listed in Gun Digest in 1966, where it is described as the Rossi Ladysmith, imported by Benet Arms. I could find no mention of older Rossi firearms, such as the Princess, on the company’s U.
It does not appear in the Bluebook of Gun Values or the Standard Catalog of Firearms. On the first model the serial number is located by opening the action and looking from the top of the. There is virtually nothing in print about the Rossi Princess revolver. Serial numbers: Numbers are all marked internally.
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