Rossi handguns are manufactured under license by Taurus. Choose your Firearm. Results filtered by By Photos Browse By Photo By Model Model 981 Plinker Model 68. Interarms rossi serial number lookup, nu vot, rossi 357 serial numbers, rossi firearms serial number lookup, rossi firearms serial numbers, rossi model number location, rossi serial number, rossi serial number list, rossi serial number locations, rossi serial number lookup. The 6513 number is not contained in the serial number in any variation. The ejector rod is recessed in a full lug under the barrel. The revolver is an Interarms-Alexandria, VA model (pre-Taurus), and manufacture date is unknown. Oct 02, 2014 Rossi is made at the same factory as Taurus-down in South America. My experience and I have heard-it`s a crap shoot when getting one-one may be a great shooter, the next may be a turd. I would definetly have it checked for timing, lock-up and overall condition before shooting it.
There is virtually nothing in print about the Rossi Princess revolver. It does not appear in the Bluebook of Gun Values or the Standard Catalog of Firearms. I could find no mention of older Rossi firearms, such as the Princess, on the company’s U .S. or Brazilian websites. Hexagon version 2.5.1.79 serial number search. I find the gun first listed in Gun Digest in 1966, where it is described as the Rossi Ladysmith, imported by Benet Arms. Most examples I have seen are stamped FIREARMS INT’L CORP., WASHINGTON, D.C. Rossi firearms were later imported by Interarms, but I don’t believe they ever imported the Princess.
Externally the Princess is a copy of the third model Smith & Wesson Ladysmith, but the lockwork is quite different. It has coil springs instead of flat springs and features an Iver Johnson-style transfer bar and a rebounding firing pin.
Pete Dickey’s article in the September 1982 issue of American Rifleman states that the Princess’s frame is die cast from “Zamak,” a zinc-based alloy which incorporates aluminum, magnesium, and copper. Zamak is often denigrated as potmetal. However, it has been pointed out to me by an engineer friend that Zamak is a family of alloys and that the strongest one, Zamak 2, is substantially stronger than commonly-used high strength aluminum alloys. The barrel has a steel liner and the cylinder is made of steel.
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. 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 2-inch barrel version was designated by Rossi as the Model 25, and the 3-inch barrel version was the Model 13. The model designations are rarely used in the United States.
When the gun first hit the U.S. 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.
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The serial number is on the base of the grip. The earliest serial number I have located thus far is 12551. It is marked on the left side of the barrel:
S. LEOPOLDO R.G.S.
The right side of the barrel is marked:
AMADEO ROSSI & CIA
On the right side of the frame is the early logo, a monogram of the company’s initials, “ARC,” in a circle, with MADE IN BRAZIL above and IND. BRAS. and MARC. REG. surrounding the monogram at top and bottom. There are no import markings. Later guns have the barrel inscriptions reversed.
My gun is marked on the left side of the barrel
AMADEO ROSSI & CIA SÃO LEOPOLDO R.B.
The right side of the barrel is marked .22 L.R. The right side of the frame is stamped MADE IN BRAZIL and features the Rossi logo trademark, the word “Rossi” in a circle, with IND. BRAS. and MARC. REG. surrounding the circle at top and bottom. Beneath the cylinder on the right side is the importer’s name and address: FIREARMS INT’L CORP., WASHINGTON, D.C. Ford 6410 manual. The grips are cheap checkered plastic with the Rossi name in a circle at the top.
I have noted later guns with the one line AMADEO ROSSI & CIA inscription given above on the left side of the barrel and the right side marked S. LEOPOLDO R.G.S. .22 L.R.
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. 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.
I bought my gun from an online auction site and I remember being disappointed in the overall cheap appearance. However, it is more accurate than I thought it would be--in single action mode. The double action is not good. I polished the sides of the hammer, the sear, the hammer stop, and the transfer bar on my gun, and lubricated everything thoroughly, but I can’t say it produced any real improvement in the double-action. I did not attempt to alter the springs, as replacements are not available. I’ve always thought of the Princess as a nearly ideal backup gun--very easily concealed and not much to go wrong.
*I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can provide further information about the Rossi Princess. Send me your serial numbers and describe your gun or include photos--my serial number is 69152. Other serial numbers noted: 7180 (in South America), 12551, 41222, 41703, 41903, 73625, 75755, 536232, 550171, 556184, 560323, 591096, 599911, 692712, 699647, 721039, 907790.
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Amadeo Rossi S.A.
Sociedade Anônima
Industry
Defense
Founded
1889; 131 years ago
Founder
Amadeo Rossi
Headquarters
,
Key people
Luciano Von H Rossi
Products
Firearms, weapons
500
Website
www.rossi.com.br
Amadeo Rossi (15 May 1862 — 18 January 1956)
Amadeo Rossi SA (or simply Rossi), founded in 1889 in São Leopoldo, Brazil, is a Brazilian arms manufacturer.[1] Rossi produces pistols and revolvers used by both civilians and security forces, and exports worldwide. It is considered one of the largest weapons manufacturers in Brazil.[2]
About[edit]
In the 1970s Rossis began to be distributed in the United States by Interarms Virginia. This continued until 1997, when Rossi founded BrazTech, their own subsidiary representative in North America . Their revolvers had great popularity in the United States, Canada and some countries in Europe.[3][4]
The production line of revolvers and handguns was acquired by Taurus. Rossi currently produces only hunting rifles, shotguns and traditional line of Puma rifles. It also has a line of own airgun, known as Rossi Dione.
Since 2010, Rossi no longer produces firearms for sale in the Brazilian market,[5] and dedicates itself exclusively to the importation and distribution of airguns and airsoft, a sport that remains popular in Brazil since its legalization. Rossi guns can still be found in the foreign market, made by Amadeo Rossi (exclusively for export) or by Taurus.
In Brazil Rossi distributes the airgun brands Beeman, Hatsan, SAG, Zoraki, Crossman, among others, besides airsofts brands HFC, CQB, Swiss Arms and Crossman.
Models[edit]
Rossi Circuit Judge carbine
Rossi 972 revolver
Rossi R92 carbine in .357 Magnum
Rossi R46102 .357 Magnum
Rossi R85104 .38 Special
Rossi R46202 .357 Magnum
Rossi R35202 .38 Special
Rossi R97206 .357 Magnum
Rossi Circuit Judge .410-bore/45LC & .22 LR (carbine)
Rossi Tuffy is a single shot .410-bore shotgun. It features a half thumb-hole stock that holds four additional shot-shells and strongly resembles the original Snake Charmer shotgun. Unlike its predecessor, it also has ejectors that automatically expel spent shells.
Rossi R92, a copy of the Winchester 1892, chambered in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .44-40 Winchester and .454 Casull
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See also[edit]
IMBEL another Brazilian firearms manufacturer
References[edit]
^'Rossi Firearms - History'. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
