AFTE Store - Restoration of a .38 Calibre belgian Revolver

Firearms that are exposed to moisture for many years, will usually rust and corrode to such an extent that all moving parts seize, preventing any possibility of ever being fired again. However, despite advanced corrosion, some firearms, given care and attention may still be able to be restored to working order. This paper describes an instance where a loaded Belgian revolver was recovered from a concrete slab after being entombed for forty years. Not only was this rusty revolver able to be returned to firing condition, but the four corroded cartridges loaded into the cylinder were found to be still live.