What is it?

[fishuhalik]

coworker just inherited this from his grandfather & wants to know what it is. Any ideas? 

[delcecchi]

I googled it and got some results...  just put in LA's DEPUTY

http://www.fieldandstream.com/answers/other/i-have-old-revolver-i-inherited-after-my-grandfathers-death-id-know-about-it-and-wheth

you have a 22 revolver made in germany by erma, imported by l.a. distributers in new york. I have one also, purchased new. Look on the left side of the frame below the cylinder. There should be 3 symbols. the last symbol is a shield with a two digit number in it. That is the year it was made.

Another place had this...

The "LA Deputy" is a Colt Scout knockoff made in the 60's by Herbert Schmidt Co. of Germany. These Colt Scout knockoffs were commonly known as "Buffalo Scouts". They were cheaply built on an alloy frame, but many have lasted, and they are fun, inexpensive plinkers. They are worth $150 or less however. Perhaps $75 or so even. In the 60's they retailed at $29.99 or $39.99

 There were a bunch more .  This looked useful

The Herbert Schmidt Frontier Model or Texas Scout was imported by a variety of sellers of inexpensive firearms (Firearms Import and Export Corporation {F.I. E.}, EIG, Excam, Spesco, PIC, Valor, Liberty Arms Company, etc.) under the trade names Deputy Marshal, EIG, E8, PIC, Geroco, Madison, Bison, Omega, RG, AMCO, Spesco, Valor, Liberty, LA's Deputy, Liberty Scout, Deputy Magnum, Deputy Adjuster, NATO, Western, Burgo Mod 21, Gecado Model 21 , Indian Scout, VOL, Eusta, Cheyenne Scout, Texas Scout, Buffalo Scout and probably others.

F.I.E. imported the Texas Scout as the Buffalo Scout and Model E-15. See this link for parts schematic of the E-15: http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/FIE-33236/ Revolvers-36171/E15-38043.htm

All Schmidt revolvers will have "Made in Germany" marked on the outside of the revolver and I believe that the initials "H.S." or the name "H. Schmidt" is stamped or molded on the grip frame under the grip panels.

I hope this was of use.

[RebelSS]

Those are fun old plinkers. Lots of those floating around from the 70's. Funny that came up; ran into a guy at the range yesterday with an old 70's Ruger .22  Single Six model. Wish I had kept mine!

[fishuhalik]

Thanks a lot guys!