Gunshow Today....38 HE 4th...and another "goodie"

VonFatman · Feb 6, 2010

The local gunshow was PACKED today! I was told it must be "cabin fever".

I came across a decent old .38 Hand Ejector....it must have "spoke to me" because it came home with me.

It's about an 80-85% gun. What got (and held) my attention were the grips and when handled, how darn tight it is...it's the tightest S&W I own. IMHO...this gun was a "sock-drawer" gun that saw very little time at the range.

All the numbers match, it looks to be all original...the screws show no sign of being removed...and the grips are pretty nice. A decent old Nickel 4" M&P...maybe a late 1920's gun?

Bob

Some pics:

And...a cool side item...looks like it's off of a M28...

H P Bushrod · Feb 6, 2010

Nice find! I'm a sucker for those old Hand Ejectors...especially with a nickel finish. Enjoy!

s&wchad · Feb 6, 2010

VonFatman said:
The local gunshow was PACKED today! ...a cool side item...looks like it's off of a M28...

It sounds like you had a good show.

Is the cylinder marked with an "H" on the back?

VonFatman · Feb 6, 2010

Chad,
No H that I could find.

Bob

smith17 · Feb 6, 2010

Nice gun. could be a 1926 model.

VonFatman · Feb 6, 2010

smith17,
Thanks. It's hard to know without a letter or reply from Mr. Jinks. The serial number range for the 4th Change is pretty vast.

Bob

perrazi · Feb 7, 2010

nice find vf. are you going to shoot that one? bet it's super smooth.

VonFatman · Feb 7, 2010

Tempting...real tempting...

I've heard you can risk loosing some nickel??

Bob

smith17 · Feb 7, 2010

" It's hard to know without a letter or reply from Mr. Jinks. The serial number range for the 4th Change is pretty vast."

Sorry. From your initial question, I thought you were asking for opinions. I have 2, either side of yours that are 1926 guns but there is a couple of thousand difference in serial numbers.
Ed

VonFatman · Feb 7, 2010

Actually Ed, I an thrilled to have your feedback. I assumed you had guns on either side since the books do not tell us much...I did not expect to get a comment from Mr. Jinks until the weekend was over.

Thanks for sharing.

Bob

1Aspenhill · Feb 7, 2010

Bob,
Very nice indeed! I just love the numbered non medallion grips! You always are finding neat stuff!
Bill

VonFatman · Feb 7, 2010

Thank Bill. I also think it's kinda neat. It's fun to drag one home when it's pushing ninety-years old!

Bob

smith17 · Feb 10, 2010

Cool. Let us know if/when you find out.
Ed

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