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Hello All,
I've been lurking and learning here for awhile. Tonight I decided to become a member and post some pictures of my collection for your enjoyment and discussion. The first is a #3 second model in .44 American. Its sporting nickel plating and number matching walnut grips. Second is a blued Schofield Wells Fargo marked first model. Serial numbers seems to be matching with the exception of the walnut grips. Last is a blued New Model Target in .38-44 with mother of pearl grips.
I was bitten with the antique S&W bug a couple of years ago when I found the .44 American in a LGS. As they say, the rest is history!
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09-26-2020, 01:58 AM
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09-26-2020, 01:59 AM
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09-26-2020, 03:55 AM
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Welcome to the forum. I'd say you made an outstanding entrance. 
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09-26-2020, 07:59 AM
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For a beginning collector, you have an outstanding collection. You have certainly done your homework and purchased pieces with condition and without later refinishing.
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09-26-2020, 08:03 AM
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Welcome
Nice collection, I would encourage you to become a member of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association [SWCA] and enjoy it's many benefits.
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Very nice and welcome.
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Welcome from Missouri and nice collection!
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09-26-2020, 08:20 AM
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Welcome from Illinois....very nice!
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09-26-2020, 09:02 AM
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Welcome to the forum from Texas! I also think you should consider joining the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association as well as the Historical Foundation. Both have an amazing group of people! You've got a great start on your collection.
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Yelp, you've been bitten. There is no cure.
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Welcome to the Forum From PA.
Your collection is quite nice.
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09-26-2020, 09:26 AM
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Very nice guns! Welcome from Pgh PA.
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09-26-2020, 10:46 AM
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Hi from North Dakota. 
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You have good taste IMO and your guns look un-molested
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Does the serial number, 204 (the W.F.Co. number should be the same as the S&W Serial number), match on all components ? Serial Numbers located on butt of gun, on barrel catch (can be seen when one screw removed and raised ), On the barrel (under the barrel catch when catch is removed), on the underside of the right (?) grip panel and on the flat center of the barrel catch screw, visible when removed ?
Nice save on these oldies.
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Welcome to the forum from Florida! I think more than half of us started by lurking for awhile. Excellent entrance and your collecting is going very well so far. Enjoy
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09-26-2020, 03:47 PM
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Welcome to the Argentina forum, your collection is very nice, thanks for showing it.
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Welcome from Western Massachusetts. Outstanding collection, and I would like to echo what others have suggested above: you should consider joining the SWCA. Details are on the main forum page. Good luck to you!
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Terrific collection, welcome aboard from your neighbor to the North.
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Somehow, I don't think that he's a beginner.
He may be new here, but a collection like that doesn't happen overnight. 
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Welcome from the Smith & Wesson Collector's Association. That's an auspicious start to your gun collection! Congratulations, and I do hope that you'll consider joining the association. We are a group of like-minded enablers collectors that enjoy sharing in our common love of these old hoglegs.
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Welcome!
Truly lovely old guns.
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Welcome aboard from Texas. Very nice collection and I, also, recommend joining the SWCA. A wonderful group of like minded folks ready to share their knowledge.
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Really neat guns there, and welcome from Virginia! I think if I had those, I'd have to grow a handle bar mustache and wax the tips just to go to the range.
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Thanks to all for the warm welcome and compliments! I will check out the SWCA as per your recommendations.
My dad started to take me to gun shows when I was a young boy over 40 years ago. Back then I bought what I could afford on my lawn mowing budget. $35 Arisaka rifles etc. As the budget increased so did the quality of the purchases. That's how I arrived at where I am now. All 3 of the antique S&W revolvers I posted were purchased locally within 30 miles of my home.
To answer Sal, the Schofield is serial number matching on all of the parts you mentioned except the grip panel and the barrel catch screw. Are there any additional places that I should look for numbers?
Thanks again for the camaraderie! Best of luck with your collecting.
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Real nice group of revolvers. It would be a bona fide miracle to find guns like yours within 30 miles of my home. Welcome from BC.
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Thanks to all for the warm welcome and compliments! I will check out the SWCA as per your recommendations.
My dad started to take me to gun shows when I was a young boy over 40 years ago. Back then I bought what I could afford on my lawn mowing budget. $35 Arisaka rifles etc. As the budget increased so did the quality of the purchases. That's how I arrived at where I am now. All 3 of the antique S&W revolvers I posted were purchased locally within 30 miles of my home.
To answer Sal, the Schofield is serial number matching on all of the parts you mentioned except the grip panel and the barrel catch screw. Are there any additional places that I should look for numbers?
Thanks again for the camaraderie! Best of luck with your collecting.
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Upper catch screw replacement and switched grips from another Schofield will not hurt the value by much. I have replacement screws (mfg new by old specs) for this very reason.
Many times the gun could be in nice or better condition but the catch screws are boogered .. what are you to do ? In that instance I wouldn't deduct much from the value for replacement screw, if correct. I have replacement screws for the barrel catch in stock as well as a slew of other Model 3 and Schofield parts.;.
About 30 years ago a few of the old time members got together and had a machinist make them these replacement screws
Best Regards, Sal Raimondi, Sr.
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