Weight of a favorite wesson

[bibain]

hello
In response to “Clifou” who asked this question on a French forum, on which I am not registered:
“I’m looking for the lucky owner of a Smith & Wesson DA 44 Favorite because I can’t find the weight of this weapon which is a SW DA 2 lighter but by how much, is-this is really significant because on the comparison images we don’t see a big difference with the first model.”

I have a very damaged favorite wesson, he lost his nickel plated and his patents , the grips are not original. He no longer has any collection interest.
The measures will therefore not be precise,
It weighs 0.806 grams (1.776 ib)
Some measurements to compare to a DA 81 5 inches

Sylvain

[mmaher94087]

I'll see if I can weigh both a Wesson 5" and a .44 DA, 1st that has a 5" barrel. Both have hard rubber grips. I'll try to get that information tomorrow.

[mmaher94087]

OK, here goes! I took the grips (stocks) off both revolvers in order to eliminate any differences in the weight of the material the grips are made from. The order of the list below is the same order as the photos above.

Dimensions:
.44 DA barrel: .642"
cylinder: 1.677"
frame: .770"
rib: .265"

Weight:
Wesson Favorite: 846 g (1 lb., 13 3/4 oz.)
.44 DA, 1st: 953 g (2lb., 1 5/8 oz.)

[iby]

a generous effort Mike

[mmaher94087]

It appears that the 'lightening effort' by Smith & Wesson only netted about an 8-ounce reduction. Eight ounces is nothing to sneeze about especially if one has to carry the load. The material apparently was removed from the barrel rib, the cylinder rebate and the frame cuts both externally and internally. My guess is the bang-for-the-buck came from the internal frame lightening and the rebated cylinder. The reduced top strap by the barrel latch, frame cut, and barrel rib grooves were not much help, but anything would help and add up to a reduction in weight.

Edit: L corrected my math.

[bibain]

Hello
Mike , thank you for taking the time to weigh and measure your Da 44 and wesson favorite.
100 grams ( 0.22 ib ) is not huge, but it is not negligible on a weapon ( DA 81 ) of 950 grams ( 2 ib ). it took a lot of work .
In my opinion, that was the limit so as not to interfere with the rigidity and the solidity of the weapon.

mine weighs 767 grams , 1.69 ib without grips (806 grams / 1.776 ib with grips) , probably because of the excess sanding and the disappearance of nickel plating.

It cannot be used as a reference for good measurements.

I added a few photos showing the various lightened points.

(sorry if there are errors, I don’t have enough control over the grams/ ib /ounce matches)


Sylvain

[bibain]

two more pictures

[glowe]

Personally, I think that there is collector value with that model revolver and any other Favorite. The survival of DA revolvers are typically low because of the relatively delicate mechanism and the many parts that can break without replacement parts being available. If we are lucky, maybe 200 survive today.

Looking at the butt-frame, I am guessing that the gun had a set of mother-of-pearl stocks on it for a very long time, maybe straight from the factory or original distributor. Since mollusks spend their entire life in salt water, all MOP contains salt and over time can migrate and badly corrode metal. It was apparent that the owner likely took good care of the revolver, but if there is not a constant coat of oil on the butt-frame, rust can set in quickly in any humid environment.