Mod 1 1/2 .32 CF S&W 2nd Issue, shipped March 1879.

Oops! Actually my first reply was incorrect, THIS is the oldest S&W I own. 122 years old and still shooting awesome!

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Originally posted by depicts:
This M&P 1905, First change is my oldest gun. The quality of parts fitting and wood to frame fit is the best of all my guns. I'm guessing it's around l907-08.

I need to update this post. NOW my oldest gun is this Model 1 1/2 First, which Roy dated at July 1865 for me.

Since this thread started....have 3 additions...







Terry

Terry! STUNNING photos and presentation as always! Wonderful old S&W's too! Thanks for sharing your talents and your taste!

-Steve

My oldest S&W is a .31 cal iron frame (Volcanic style) round butt pistol, made about 1855. My Brownie Box camera is digitally challenged and can't come up with a pic to post, but take a look at page 30, bottom photo, in "History of S&W" by Jinks (7th printing) for a picture of the gun. And, regardless of the opinion of certain jealous members of this forum, I did not buy the gun new!

opoefc said:

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.....made about 1855. My Brownie Box camera is digitally challenged and can't come up with a pic to post,.........And, regardless of the opinion of certain jealous members of this forum, I did not buy the gun new!

Did you get it from the guy who did?

Goodmorning Lee

All of us that know you

We know you didn't BUY it new.

dick44

Terry, beautiful guns.

Not sure of the actual ship date but likely late 19 teens.

1918 mfg .

Lee, Come to think of it, the guy I got it from was pretty old and said he inherited the gun as a young man. Said his name was Horace Smith , Jr. I got the gun cheap, however, as I pulled the old "It's a fake" trick. It always works with sellers that don't know their S&Ws, if they have an early Iron frame for sale. It works like this: Tell them to read the patent date on the barrel. It says patented Dec. 25, 1849. ( That's the Jennings patent). Then I ask them how many Gov't offices do they know of that are open on Christmas day? I tell them the gun faker made a mistake with that stamping and I get the gun for a substantial discount! No charge for the Gunology 101 lesson, my friend! Ed.

This is my oldest,its a .32 SN.3594x.I dont know how old it is.

Smith & Wesson .38 special Model of 1902 1st Change shipped from S&W in 1904.




Smith & Wesson .38 S&W Lemon Squeezer 5th model New Departure. Guessing early 1900's on this one.

Hey Combat, Re your 3594x S&W 1st Model Safety Hammerless: mine is about 7600 pistols "older" than yours and was shipped in Jan 1892. Ergo, mine was probably (?) made in 1890-91 and, guessing, yours was made in 1892-3. The last of these were produced in 1900. Ending sn was about 91500. I intend to fire mine using Winchester 88gr .32 S&W. Regards, Ray

PS: It is my oldest S&W, Nickel with black grips.