32 S&W ctg

dvp75 · #1 10-04-2011, 01:00 PM

Hello,

Is there anybody who can tell me more on this revolver . Belongs to my great grandfather.

Serial numer : 3094**

kind regards

on the barrel it is mentioned Smith and Wesson Springfield Mass USA

32 S&W CTG

three Letters : R , A , A

PALADIN85020 · #2 10-04-2011, 01:44 PM

Need a picture or pictures!

John

TIMETRIPPER · #3 10-04-2011, 01:50 PM

Hello and welcome,
A little more info is needed. Does it look similar to this:

That is a five shot, .32 S&W Double Action, top break revolver. The gun pivots open and automatically ejects the empty shells.
It was chambered for the short .32 S&W cartridge. I believe that most did not have the caliber stamped on the barrel, but I could be wrong on this. There was also a hammer-less version of this type action with did often have the cartridge stamp on the barrel but I think the serial number you supplied is too high.

Or is it more like this:

This is a six shot revolver chambered for .32 S&W Long. It is called a hand ejector because the cylinder is opened by a thumb-piece latch on the left side of the frame. The cartridges are the ejected by pushing back on the ejector rod by hand. Although it can fire the shorter .32 S&W, I believe all were stamped 32 S&W Long CTG on the barrel.
Both came in different barrel lengths and the latter also had several different grip configurations.

John

PALADIN85020 · #4 10-04-2011, 02:11 PM

Here's another type of S&W chambering the .32 S&W. This is the Safety Hammerless model, often referred to as the "Lemon Squeezer."

John

monet61 · #5 10-04-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PALADIN85020

Here's another type of S&W chambering the .32 S&W. This is the Safety Hammerless model, often referred to as the "Lemon Squeezer."

John

That is a great photo.

jennb · #6 01-27-2012, 02:55 PM

my husband got this gun at an estate sale. the blue is worn but the dates all look good. serial numbers all match up. we were wanting to know the date? serial number 12011

colemanf · #7 01-04-2017, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMETRIPPER

Hello and welcome,
A little more info is needed. Does it look similar to this:

That is a five shot, .32 S&W Double Action, top break revolver. The gun pivots open and automatically ejects the empty shells.
It was chambered for the short .32 S&W cartridge. I believe that most did not have the caliber stamped on the barrel, but I could be wrong on this. There was also a hammer-less version of this type action with did often have the cartridge stamp on the barrel but I think the serial number you supplied is too high.

Or is it more like this:

This is a six shot revolver chambered for .32 S&W Long. It is called a hand ejector because the cylinder is opened by a thumb-piece latch on the left side of the frame. The cartridges are the ejected by pushing back on the ejector rod by hand. Although it can fire the shorter .32 S&W, I believe all were stamped 32 S&W Long CTG on the barrel.
Both came in different barrel lengths and the latter also had several different grip configurations.

John

We have a Double action 32 like you have shown with a serial number of 254402 - can you tell me when this gun was made?
Thanks
Coleman

glowe · #8 01-04-2017, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colemanf

We have a Double action 32 like you have shown with a serial number of 254402 - can you tell me when this gun was made?
Thanks
Coleman

Let's try to help the original poster first. Besides it looks like you already ask in another thread??

Wiregrassguy · #9 01-04-2017, 03:06 PM

Already answered in the other thread.