What is this?

[daveboy]

11822647_840662615982537_8485597185748888924_n.jpg I have not touched this revolver, but a friend sent me this photo wanting to know what they had. Any help?

[SMOKEY]

Its a pistol. Now what kind, I sir, have not a clue.

[dave]

Pistol generally mean semi-auto, its a revolver. More pics, markings, would certainly help. It is a cartridge gun, so post 1870?, unless it defied the S&W patent, does look foreign.

[daveboy]

Well, I knew I wasn't giving you much to work with, was just hoping that it would look familiar to someone. If I actually could see the gun I could likely give more details. The only thing I was told was that it had a "cross" mark on both sides and the number 694. No other writing or numbers.

[joem]

Way more pictures would help. Pic of bore and cyl essential as well as hammer configuration.

[Tuna]

I would hazard a guess of it being made in Europe. I would not be surprised if it was made in France or Belgium.

[da gimp]

I'm leaning to early post civil war era... maybe even 1865 or so...as Tuna said likely it was by the folks in Belgium & France who didn't pay much attention to patent rights, maybe English too... and during the war time they freely violated patents...S&W stayed busy fighting their patent rights for years, successfully too.

[Sunray]

Looks like a pin fire to me. Hordes of 'em made in 19th Century Belgium and France. WHAG.

[joem]

Might be military due to the lanyard ring. WAG

[2flasargent]

Looks like it evolved or was converted from a pepperbox, Didn't see notches indicating a pinfire. probably rimfire. Not much else on the little available to be seen.