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1895 Smith & Wesson Ad
My wife just bought a bound set of 1895 "The Youth's Companion" and discovered this little gem of an ad. Any way to tell if it's a .32 or a .38 Safety Hammerless?
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Some look at the cylinder flutes and short flutes are 32, but without comparison it can be difficult to differentiate. The easiest way for me is to remember that the profile of the 32 cylinder looks square and a 38 S&W cylinder looks rectangular. That said, it looks like they are depicting a 38 Safety, but that has to be the smallest hand I have ever seen holding the revolver or they made the revolver look considerably larger than in real life. The ad looks like someone is holding a 44 Safety instead of a 38 
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Found another ad ...
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And another one ...
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Easiest way to tell is that the front of the cylinder of both the 38 DA and Safety Hammerless models extend past the front of the trigger guard. There appears to be a little artistic license with the drawing in the ad. The revolver looks to be a little elongated overall.
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Well, I sent a 3-cent stamp for brochures and complete information. We'll see what I get back.
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07-12-2015, 07:59 PM
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The words in that ad are as true today as they were then. Take note any of you who talk about getting a "cheap truck gun" or whatever. Always buy quality where your life is concerned.
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One more for the road ...
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The last one is a .32, "engraved from a photograph" as the printing process of the day went.
The others are not in proportion of much of anything.
They actually look a good bit like the Spanish knockoff top break in .38 LC and Special. Have to wonder what the artist had to go by.
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Look at the flutes and the positioning of them and the chambers.
The last one looks like a 6 shot .32.
The rest look like 5 shot .38s.
The chambers of the .38 will be positioned like the points of a 5 pointed star, when viewed from the front or back.
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