hi i'm new to the forum and recently purchased a s&w 32 20 ctg. it was a norfolk policemans gun and has his name ingraved on it. it is tight, clean, and the nickel is in good shape. the barrel also is in very good condition. i was hoping to get more info on the gun. its serial number is 1244x3 the butt is square. and it has very nice walnut grips with the silver s&w badge. could any one tell me more about it and what they sell for. it has a 6 in barrel.thank you brett

Post some pictures, if you want a price estimate.

Later, Mike Priwer

hi Mike i will take some tommorro. do you know the year,thank you brett

About 1924 .

thank you could you tell me how to post my picture to this site. thanks again brett

Here ya go, brett:

How to Post Pictures to This Site

hi i think i got my pictures loaded into photo bucket. they would be at this link
http://s527.photobucket.com/albums/cc354/brettclarks/
if any one can give value ,precise date please do thank you very much. brett
ps my serial number is in another posting.

You want to post them like this - using the IMG pointer:







If I were you, I would delete the posting with the photobucket link. You don't
want that link to be public.

I would say that the grips are not original to the gun -they don't seem to fit
right, and show far less wear than the gun. I would think the gun is about $250 to
$300, although, as always, some will think my estimate is too low. Happens all
the time !

Later, Mike Priwer

They have been climbing in price the last few years and have been going on Gun Broker recently from $400 for a beaten up one to as high as $1500 for a pristene one.

Few people have ever had the pleasure of shooting a good one with the right handloads.

3.8grs of Universal with 115gr round nose really makes them shine.

hi thank you so much for the useful info. i did get a box of the high grain 32 20 i believe if any one ever shot this pistol with those shells they would not sell it that low. shoots straight and feels so good in your hand. i bought a bunch of other guns from a yard sale at the same time. i got a civil war double barrel boot pistol nickel plated. in very nice cond , a 1870 forehand&wadsworth 7 shot 22 side hammer pocket pistol, a 1853 era 5 shot small revorver that just has eureka #2 on the top i can't find out anything on it. a winchester 94 only had 10 shells in it from 1973 and an mk III enfield 303. it was a really nice yard sale. thank you for your help. guys .brett

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it was a norfolk policemans gun

Is that Norfolk, Virginia?

"i did get a box of the high grain 32 20"

The ammo companies used to make high speed .32-20s FOR RIFLES ONLY. If you are unsure of the type of ammo, don't shoot it in your revolver.