I was told by my mother that her father had been a night watchman for a short time in a small town back in the day. He had this gun for that job.
When my mother passed away, I was pleased to inherit it.
This revolver is in great condition and I have fired it. It has very tiny sights and I tried to get a photo of them but failed to get anything you could see. The trigger is incredibly light and crisp. It's quite accurate and a fun gun to shoot even though the rounds are expensive.
The casing ejection system is pretty cool and works perfectly.
The only inscription I see on the piece is on top of the barrel rail.
It says: Smith Wesson Springfield Mass.U.S.A. Pat'd Jan. 17-24.65. July 11.65. Aug 24.69. July 25.71. May 11.1880
It had to have been made later than 1880, but there doesn't seem to be a way to know the date of manufacture?
The serial numbers on the cylinder and grip base are the same. 928**
Do any of you guys know anything interesting about this revolver?
I'm also a little curious if it has any value, but it really doesn't matter as I intend to leave it to my son.
Wow, you lucky dog! That's a nice little pistol in beautiful shape! And a family heirloom to boot, cherish it forever. Who cares about its monetary "value", its value is as an heirloom from your grandfather, which makes it priceless.
If you're a reloader, you can get brass, dies and all you need for .38 S&W.
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I have a dead-on copy of this revolver made by US Revolver, one of, I suspect, any number of S&W clone-makers. It is nearly ninety years old and, like yours, works perfectly but I have never fired it for a lack of ammo. My wife's grandfather kept it as a house gun during his lifetime. He bought it in the twenties apparently and stored it in the cigar box where it still resides. Nice items and many are in good shape.
Very nice! I belive it is a model 1 1/2 Smith and Wesson. I have one similar but it's condition is not nearly so pristine and it's .32 caliber. Mine belonged originally to my great grandfather who ran the section of railroad track between Wilmington and Greensboro, NC. He carried it in his pocket nearly every day and there isn't much finish remaining as a result.
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I was told by my mother that her father had been a night watchman for a short time in a small town back in the day. He had this gun for that job.
When my mother passed away, I was pleased to inherit it.
This revolver is in great condition and I have fired it. It has very tiny sights and I tried to get a photo of them but failed to get anything you could see. The trigger is incredibly light and crisp. It's quite accurate and a fun gun to shoot even though the rounds are expensive.
The casing ejection system is pretty cool and works perfectly.
The only inscription I see on the piece is on top of the barrel rail.
It says: Smith Wesson Springfield Mass.U.S.A. Pat'd Jan. 17-24.65. July 11.65. Aug 24.69. July 25.71. May 11.1880
It had to have been made later than 1880, but there doesn't seem to be a way to know the date of manufacture?
The serial numbers on the cylinder and grip base are the same. 928**
Do any of you guys know anything interesting about this revolver?
I'm also a little curious if it has any value, but it really doesn't matter as I intend to leave it to my son.
Howdy,
That is beautiful gun you have.
97,599 were made from 1878-1892.
Pricing ranges on the condition.
IF you plan on selling it someday, PM me.
I wish I could of bought this one for $200.00. (not as good of condition)
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Yours looks to be a S&W 38 DA revolver Series 2. The nomenclature gets messy after that point.
Just in case someone asks the difference...
This is a 3rd series model...you'll notice a slight different in the area under the barrel from yours...
For those that argue terminology in this series of revolvers...its still a sticky wicket...as technically they are model No. 38 as the box shows...
BUT...it was based off the Model One Baby Russian, just had a consecutively better ejector systems.
And the No. 38 doesn't exist according to many S&W books...LOL...but it does!
Here's a quote from one of the S&W bookwriters...
Quote:
When I discuss the 38 single actions (which I suppose can be called new model 2s), I simply call them S&W 38 SA, then 1st, 2nd or 3rd model.
Calling them a new model 2 IMO causes extra confusion.
So I hope this helps you out a bit
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The DA may stand for or infer something other than "double action". I'm not positive it's a 1 1/2, but it sure looks like one. In any event, NICE family heirloom!!!
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I thought you might be interested in learning that I own an exact duplicate of the S&W .38 revolver owned by your grandfather! My gun is not in new condition as yours, but everything on it works perfectly, and it still has a fine nickel plating. The serial number on my 'Little Russian' is 00200.
hextek
Some well-made reminders of a bygone era when you could order one through the mail and didn't need anyone's permission to carry one.
And welcome to Gun & Game, Hextex.
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