Picked up a 1920, S&W Hand Eject, .32 S&W Long today

Trooper Joe · May 17, 2017, 08:35 PM

Found this in lower Michigan today.

According to my S&W book, it is the 2nd change for the Hand Eject model. Called the factory and they thought it was made about 1920.

This will go with my 1915 era Colt Police Positive in the same caliber, as well as my H&R 732.

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Can't wait to get to the range with these revolvers. The only one I ever shot was the Colt.

Trooper Joe

Carmady · May 17, 2017, 08:51 PM

That's beautiful. Is it the original finish?

Trooper Joe · May 17, 2017, 09:42 PM

Sure looks like the original finish.

Trooper Joe

tallball · May 18, 2017, 05:24 AM

Sweet! Mine is a good shooter, but yours is WAY prettier.

**Mike Irwin** · May 18, 2017, 05:40 AM

That's a treasure if that's the original finish, and it doesn't look as if the cartridge marking on the barrel has been polished, so yeah, that really looks like it could be the original finish.

And the grips! OMG I love the original hard rubber grips!

My .32 HE Regulation Police is a beautiful little shooter, but unfortunately it has gone full brown patina.

Gotta ask... what did you have to give for it?

Trooper Joe · May 18, 2017, 09:47 AM

Mike,

I was able to pick it up for $400. I feel real good about that.

The guys on the S&W forum are pretty sure it is the original finish. Also, it appears that it is the 5th change and not the 2nd change like I thought.

Thanks,

Trooper Joe

**Mike Irwin** · May 18, 2017, 10:58 AM

Had I seen that gun for $400 I'd have sneered and worked to get the seller to come off that unreasonable price, all while assuring him I was doing him a favor by talking to him....

No, I wouldn't have. I probably would have sprained my elbow trying to rip my wallet out of my pants while screaming "TAKE MY MONEY!!!"

FITASC · May 18, 2017, 12:33 PM

That looks like it's been sitting in an drawer for 90 years! Nice find.

I just checked mine; from it's 6 digit serial number, it appears to be the Third Model; however the address and patent dates are on the top of the barrel (no mention in the S&W book)32 long on the right side and Smith & Wesson on the left; 5 screw, small S&W logo on left side of frame.

No where near as nice as the R&P Target version I found in a pawn shop (and flipped for a bunch more) but fun to shoot with lwsc bullets.

Carmady · May 18, 2017, 01:50 PM

It's easy for me to imagine Zorro with that revolver. It has the look.

2damnold4this · May 19, 2017, 08:35 AM

That's one handsome revolver.

damienph · May 19, 2017, 12:18 PM

That really is a good looking revolver! I would have bought that one as well. I think you got a good deal at $400.

FrankenMauser · May 19, 2017, 01:22 PM

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I was able to pick it up for $400. I feel real good about that.

Craziness.
Around here, that wouldn't have even gone into a display case. It would have immediately gone up for auction, with a starting bid of $600+ and an unrealistic reserve.

I wouldn't have even tried to haggle, at $400.
(And I'm one of those people that always haggles on gun prices.)

Trooper Joe · May 19, 2017, 02:18 PM

FrankenMauser

You are correct. The shop I bought it from usually would put this on line. However, the clerk that waited on me advised that they recently changed owners and maybe this one got overlooked.

I just sprang for my first Smith and Wesson letter from Mr. Jinks. I have been advised locally that this gun has not been re-blued, and was made in 1917 (one hundred years old).

I just picked up a real nice S&W Pre-30 in 32 S&W long that I will carefully carry and shoot. The 1917 hand ejector model will not be shot.

Trooper Joe

FITASC · May 19, 2017, 02:38 PM

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The 1917 hand ejector model will not be shot.

THAT is a shame................

May 17, 2017, 08:35 PM	#1
Trooper Joe Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 224	Picked up a 1920, S&W Hand Eject, .32 S&W Long today Found this in lower Michigan today. According to my S&W book, it is the 2nd change for the Hand Eject model. Called the factory and they thought it was made about 1920. This will go with my 1915 era Colt Police Positive in the same caliber, as well as my H&R 732. . Can't wait to get to the range with these revolvers. The only one I ever shot was the Colt. Trooper Joe

May 18, 2017, 05:40 AM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	That's a treasure if that's the original finish, and it doesn't look as if the cartridge marking on the barrel has been polished, so yeah, that really looks like it could be the original finish. And the grips! OMG I love the original hard rubber grips! My .32 HE Regulation Police is a beautiful little shooter, but unfortunately it has gone full brown patina. Gotta ask... what did you have to give for it? __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

May 18, 2017, 10:58 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	Had I seen that gun for $400 I'd have sneered and worked to get the seller to come off that unreasonable price, all while assuring him I was doing him a favor by talking to him.... No, I wouldn't have. I probably would have sprained my elbow trying to rip my wallet out of my pants while screaming "TAKE MY MONEY!!!" __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

May 18, 2017, 12:33 PM	#8
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	That looks like it's been sitting in an drawer for 90 years! Nice find. I just checked mine; from it's 6 digit serial number, it appears to be the Third Model; however the address and patent dates are on the top of the barrel (no mention in the S&W book)32 long on the right side and Smith & Wesson on the left; 5 screw, small S&W logo on left side of frame. No where near as nice as the R&P Target version I found in a pawn shop (and flipped for a bunch more) but fun to shoot with lwsc bullets. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 17, 2017, 08:51 PM	#2
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	That's beautiful. Is it the original finish?

May 17, 2017, 09:42 PM	#3
Trooper Joe Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 224	Sure looks like the original finish. Trooper Joe

May 18, 2017, 05:24 AM	#4
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	Sweet! Mine is a good shooter, but yours is WAY prettier.

May 18, 2017, 09:47 AM	#6
Trooper Joe Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 224	Mike, I was able to pick it up for $400. I feel real good about that. The guys on the S&W forum are pretty sure it is the original finish. Also, it appears that it is the 5th change and not the 2nd change like I thought. Thanks, Trooper Joe

May 18, 2017, 01:50 PM	#9
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	It's easy for me to imagine Zorro with that revolver. It has the look.

May 19, 2017, 08:35 AM	#10
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	That's one handsome revolver.

May 19, 2017, 12:18 PM	#11
damienph Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 319	That really is a good looking revolver! I would have bought that one as well. I think you got a good deal at $400.

May 19, 2017, 02:18 PM	#13
Trooper Joe Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 224	FrankenMauser You are correct. The shop I bought it from usually would put this on line. However, the clerk that waited on me advised that they recently changed owners and maybe this one got overlooked. I just sprang for my first Smith and Wesson letter from Mr. Jinks. I have been advised locally that this gun has not been re-blued, and was made in 1917 (one hundred years old). I just picked up a real nice S&W Pre-30 in 32 S&W long that I will carefully carry and shoot. The 1917 hand ejector model will not be shot. Trooper Joe