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Old 03-18-2017, 11:04 AM
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I sold most of my older collector grade S&W's over the past two years but my .38-44 Outdoorsman is not going anywhere! Shipped to the W.S. Brown Company, Pittsburgh, PA on October 4th, 1934 as a single unit order billed at $29.17. 6.5 inch barrel, Call gold bead front sight, blued with checkered walnut grips. The gun is all numbers matching and has well over 95% of its original finish.



The best part, it had been shot, so I took it to the range. Wonderful performance, though the tiny rear sight notch made it a real challenge.

The heat from the range session melted the ancient lube inside the .38-44 so I had to take off the side plate and clean the innards. Just look at the craftsmanship the men at Springfield put into their guns in the Depression.
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