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Old 07-12-2010, 12:10 AM
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My 83 year old Dad gave me his Dad's old S&W breaktop handgun. My Dad lives in Gainesville, Georgia and his Dad lived in North Georgia and North Carolina.

Two pictures attached. Looks like the plating (? Nickel) is almost all worn off. I am only interested in the date, caliber (.38 S&W I assume) and S&W Model name.

The serial number appears to be: 89841 although the "9" might be a "0".

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Dan (Bettendorf, Iowa)
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Welcome to the forum.

You have a .38 Safety Hammerless, Third Model, produced between 1890 and 1898. Yes, it is .38 S&W, not .38 Special.

Great to have a family revolver. My parents and grandparents were not gun people, so my opportunities for heirloom shooters were pretty much foreclosed on. I consider myself lucky to have ended up with a small semi-auto that belonged to an uncle.
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Pretty cool gun and the caveat is that it is a family piece. Those that have been in my family mean the most to us Thanks for sharing it with us.Kyle
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