Smith And Wesson Manufacture Dates
Click to expand.I watched your videos and they were great.Your right those S&W revolvers are really accurate.I really like the 38 special and.357 cartridges a lot.I want a.357 lever gun really bad to go along with my revolvers sometime soon.I only have a Lee single stage press but I can really crank them out to feed my revolvers.Reloading has been very rewarding.I started out winning 9mm dies in a giveaway on the TFF.Here's some 38's and.357's I recently made using 125gr.hollow points from extreme bullets.The Firearms Forum is on online community for all gun enthusiasts. Join us to discuss firearms of all kinds, gun accessories, legal issues and more. Membership is free and we welcome all types of shooters, whether you're a novice or a pro. Come for the info, stay and make some friends. Site Functions. Visio deneme surumu indir. Useful Links. Support the site!We work hard to bring the best Firearms Forum has to offer!
Smith And Wesson Manufacture Dates
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Smith made two different kinds of 'break open' guns. 'Tip ups', of which the model 1 1/2 is one, and 'Top Breaks'. The difference is the 'top breaks' had the hinge on the bottom of the frame and it hung down like a double barrel shotgun, and the cylinder stayed on the gun, while the 'tip ups' has the hinge at the top of the frame, and the barrel swung up and on top of the frame, pointing back at the shooter, while you removed the cylinder.So, first you got to figger out which you have, since your information contradicts itself.Also, all of the tip ups are single action, while all the break top 32s are double action. And, some of the break tops have a hammer and some are hammerless.
All this makes a difference in knowing what you have, so we can decide how old it is. The 32 is a DA32, from your description. The grips aren't plastic, which hadn't been invented yet.
They are gutta percha, also known as 'hard rubber'. Just so you know. By the SN you give it is a 4th Model, and was made between 1883 and 1909. In that time frame they went from 43406 to 282999. 240 thousand in 26 years comes out to about 10 thousand a year, and since yours is 90 thousand after the starting number, I'd SWAG it to between 1890 and 1895.Your 5' one would be 38 S&W, and with that SN would make it a 3rd Model DA38, made between 1884 and 1895. That run was 119001 - 322700, for around 210 thousand in 11 years, making 20 thousand a year, about.
With yours being 60,000 into the run, I'd SWAG it to about 1887 to 1890.If, as I read it, those guns are Double Action Only, that would be because he single action notch is broken off the hammers. They are supposed to be single and double action.
By the serial number and description, the first is a.32 Safety Model (concealed hammer) Double Action, Second Model, made between 1902 and 1909.The second, if.38 caliber, is a.38 Safety Model (concealed hammer) Double Action, Fourth Model, made between 1898 and 1907. Your gun was made after 1 Jan 1899 which means it is not legally an antique under Federal law.Those guns were called 'Safety Models' because the combination of a hard trigger pull and a grip safety prevented accidental firing by children and the concealed hammer prevented the gun from firing if it were dropped on the hammer.I don't necessarily disagree with Alpo, but S&Ws were well made and firing a few rounds of modern ammo won't harm them, but continued use is not advisable.Jim.The Firearms Forum is on online community for all gun enthusiasts. Join us to discuss firearms of all kinds, gun accessories, legal issues and more. Membership is free and we welcome all types of shooters, whether you're a novice or a pro. Come for the info, stay and make some friends. Site Functions. Useful Links.
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