November 16, 2012, 01:56 AM | #1 |
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Grandmother's revolver
Can someone help me with this? My grandmother has an old S&W revolver. I believe it is.32 cal and is a nickel plated top break. Serial is 2266xx. I can't find a model number listed on it anywhere. Any info provided would be greatly appreciate.
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November 16, 2012, 02:15 AM | #2 |
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Welcome to the asylum Mark.
I see you have the same question posted on the S&W Forums.com... chances are, once you post photos and it's established as to what model it is, you'll get a highly accurate determination there. Cheers, C
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Does the gun display the actual intertwined "S&W" trademark on the sideplate or the grips? Many 19th-century top-break revolvers from a variety of other gunmakers were built to use S&W cartridges, but the caliber marking on the barrel often misleads modern-day owners who know little about older revolvers. In fact, some makers would deliberately exaggerate the size of the caliber marking to trick buyers into believing they were purchasing a genuine S&W.
If it is a genuine S&W... does it have a visible hammer? If so, is it single-action, i.e. must be hand-cocked, or double-action, i.e. the trigger both lifts and drops the hammer? TWO IMPORTANT WARNINGS: Make sure you verify that the gun is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction before attempting to cock the hammer or pull the trigger! If you intend to shoot it, read my warning statement in the following link: http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...4&postcount=16
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November 22, 2012, 11:36 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the reply. I just got an opportunity to take some pics of the gun. I have attached them here. Hopefully this will help in providing info on this gun. It belonged to my great grandfather before passing on to my grandmother in 1934.
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November 23, 2012, 12:11 AM | #5 |
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Its a S&W DA third model. The left grip is from an Iver Johnson.
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Serial number appears to place it right at the turn of the century. It's been renickeled.
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Talk about cool!
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November 25, 2012, 10:42 AM | #9 |
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That's a pretty cool old gun. I would look for a replacement pair of original S&W grips (or at least on for the one side.) Have a gunsmith look it over beforehand and if everything checks out it should be okay to shoot with some mild ammo. As mentioned earlier, it has been re-nickeled.
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I actually collect these. I really like them and they are still affordable. Here are my 38 S&W top breaks.
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December 1, 2012, 09:22 AM | #11 |
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Thanks for all of your replies. I really do appreciate the help.
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