S&W 25 cal SAA

sfbr · November 17, 2009, 09:39 PM

I have what I believe to be a fairly old S&W 25 Ca. SAA. It has a serial no. of 49558. It does not have a trigger guard, has a spur type hammer and breaks up to pull out the cylinder for ammo changing. It has a patent date of dec 15 1863.

My question? Is it worth anything of value and can I shoot it. I really am dying to pull the trigger on this one. By the way the action is really stiff.

Thanks

rrr

James K · November 17, 2009, 11:13 PM

I think we need a decent picture, and a better check on the markings. S&W never made a .25 caliber revolver, and "SAA" means Single Action Army, a term used for a Colt revolver. Also, I can't find any S&W patent date like that you describe.

Jim

sfbr · November 18, 2009, 12:22 AM

I do not know why I said 25 cal. It is a 32. and the last patent date on the cylinder sure looks like dec 15 1863. It could be 1868, but I cannot be sure. I will take some pictures and try to post them here. Thanks for the input.

rrr

James K · November 18, 2009, 09:49 PM

That makes more sense, but the patent date does not jibe. S&W only made one spur trigger breaktop in .32, the Model 1 1/2 Single Action. 97,574 were made from 1878 to 1892 with serial numbers from 1 to 97574. There is a string of patent dates, but Dec. 15, 1863 is not among them.

Jim

November 17, 2009, 09:39 PM	#1
sfbr Junior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Posts: 2	S&W 25 cal SAA I have what I believe to be a fairly old S&W 25 Ca. SAA. It has a serial no. of 49558. It does not have a trigger guard, has a spur type hammer and breaks up to pull out the cylinder for ammo changing. It has a patent date of dec 15 1863. My question? Is it worth anything of value and can I shoot it. I really am dying to pull the trigger on this one. By the way the action is really stiff. Thanks rrr

November 18, 2009, 12:22 AM	#3
sfbr Junior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Posts: 2	S&W 32 Cal I do not know why I said 25 cal. It is a 32. and the last patent date on the cylinder sure looks like dec 15 1863. It could be 1868, but I cannot be sure. I will take some pictures and try to post them here. Thanks for the input. rrr

November 17, 2009, 11:13 PM	#2
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I think we need a decent picture, and a better check on the markings. S&W never made a .25 caliber revolver, and "SAA" means Single Action Army, a term used for a Colt revolver. Also, I can't find any S&W patent date like that you describe. Jim

November 18, 2009, 09:49 PM	#4
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	That makes more sense, but the patent date does not jibe. S&W only made one spur trigger breaktop in .32, the Model 1 1/2 Single Action. 97,574 were made from 1878 to 1892 with serial numbers from 1 to 97574. There is a string of patent dates, but Dec. 15, 1863 is not among them. Jim