Old gun ID request

[BadSpellar]

Back in the late 1960's my family and I were metal detecting in the Utah desert. We found this gun at the bottom of a 2 feet deep hole filled with garbage. It was wrapped in what appeared to be burlap. Last month I was helping dad clean out his house and found the gun again. I was wondering if anyone recognizes the grip logo or the trigger guard. I would love to know the approximate date of it. Thanks.

[joe817]

Interesting gun you have there. It's frame is similar to a M1895 Nagant, but not exact.

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The interesting trigger guard was commonly seen on target pistols of the late 19th century.

It also looks a little like a Smith & Wesson Mod.3 Russian, but it's not. The Mod. 3 is a top break open gun & a single action:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The logo, I have NO idea. Are there any markings on the frame you can still make out?

[ELB]

... We found this gun at the bottom of a 2 feet deep hole filled with garbage. It was wrapped in what appeared to be burlap. ...

That's as interesting as what kind of gun it is. hmmm.

[threoh8]

Belgian "Frontier Army"?



I'm guessing 1880's.

[joe817]

Methinks you nailed it threoh8!Good job!

[BadSpellar]

That has to be it threoh8. Thank you for your help. I used up all my resources and knew someone here could answer anything.