Ok I just got a rossi revolver, but I cant figure out what model it is.It is J-frame size, 2inch barrel, and looks like a clone of s&w 36. ok heres the discription..
blue finish
2 inch barrel
5-shot 38 special
plastic checkered grip panels with dime sized "rossi" emblem.
serial # on bottom of butt only "299xx"
markings on barrel "amadeo rossi & cia sao leopoldo a.s." and ".38 special"
Markings on the rest of the frame... cylinder release side is blank, othe side reads,"Ind.bras.(rossi)marc. reg." and "made in brazil firearms int'l corp. washington,d.c."
Thats the best desc. I can give. Any info. would be greatly apreciated. value???
2007-02-06 18:01:39 · 3 answers · asked by Heidi 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Rossi is the cheaper brand of Taurus. They used to be seperate companies, but Taurus bought them out in the 90s. The easiest way to identify your pistol defiantely is to go to the Taurus website and contact them. Send them the information you provided for us, and they should be able to tell you. They aren't very valuable, their fit and finish isn't generally all that great, but they are robust little pistols, designed similarliy to the S&W. Hope this helps.
2007-02-07 02:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Daryl E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It pretty much is a Rossi clone of the Smith and Wesson J-frame revolver. It is also manufactured by Taurus, under license. Rossi still makes a .38 Special revolver just like it today (except with rubber grips, and it can handle +P ammunition,) with an MSRP of $325.50.
As such it's value, at least according to a brief search of GunsAmerica would be somewhere between $180 and $300.
2007-02-07 11:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sam D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably a copy of the "J" frame S&W. Maybe even a 'clone.' Didn't S&W manufacture their revolvers in Brazil at one time? Rossi probably bought them out and simply continued using the same manufacturing equipment under the Rossi name.
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2007-02-07 05:43:31 · answer #3 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋