J.P. Sauer & Sons of Eckernforde, Germany made all, to my knowledge, of the various firearms imported and sold by Hawes Firearm Co. of Van Nuys, Ca. I believe that Hawes Firearms was in and out of business in the 1960,s. I, by the way, have a couple of their single action revolvers and find them to be very good guns. My belief is that they are probably about as strong as a Ruger. J.P. Sauer & Sons only made cartridge firearms. The Hawes Firearms replica black powder percussion revolvers were made in Italy by Arimi San Paolo, Rigarmi, and another unknown Italian manufacturer using COM marking. Some were marked just "Made in Italy" along with the Hawes Firearms markings. Dr. Jim L. Davis
You don't. They were not made to be taken apart.
You have to take it apart
Best left to a gunsmith
Best left to a gunsmith if you don't have an owner's manual.
Ask a gunsmith for help
Best left to a gunsmith.
Yes Iver Johnson made a 38 caliber revolver. I have one that my older brother (age 94) gave me which I think was my Mothers weapon. I just got it back from a gunsmith friend of mine and he took it apart and cleaned and checked it out and said it is ready to fire. He told me to be sure and specify 38 S&W ammunition for it. The only number I could find (36210) is on the bottom of the trigger guard which I assume is the serial # Carl W. Southerland Bossier City, LA Ret. USAF
Best left to a gunsmith
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What formation are they in? How far apart are they? What are they wearing? Are they in vehicles or out in the open?
It doesn't need to be taken apart for normal cleaning and maintenance. If you really feel the need to take it apart, get this book: "The S&W Revolver: A Shop Manual" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen