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02-12-2010, 06:19 PM
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Help identifying S&W Revolver
Can anyone help identifying this S&W? Looks like a Highway Patrolman, not so marked, has no model number markings. Markings it does have:
Reg. 4989
43248
Serial Number is 59056
Thanks in advance.
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02-12-2010, 06:26 PM
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Welcome to the Forum!
Looks like a 1940 Registered (or non) Magnum
Looks like this is going to be a great first post for you - put your seatbelt on
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Welcome to the Forum!
Looks like a 1940 Registered (or non) Magnum
Looks like this is going to be a great first post for you - put your seatbelt on
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Sure looks a Registered Magnum to me too! Zowie!!!!
What does L. S. mean?????
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A purty gun! And, I may be showing my age but LSMFT - isn't that Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco?
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Can anyone help identifying this S&W? Looks like a Highway Patrolman, not so marked, has no model number markings. Markings it does have:
Reg. 4989
43248
Serial Number is 59056
Thanks in advance.
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Holy ****, what a way to start out on the forum with 4" nickeled Registered Magnum.
Enjoy the heck out of that one!
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more pictures are in order, lots more
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02-12-2010, 10:22 PM
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I am new here, and have never had a S&W from this era, so educate me. What is a registered Magnum (as opposed to a non-registered Magnum)?
Thanks!
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The registered magnums were the first 357 magnum caliber pistols made by S & W. RM #1 being delivered to J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI. There were given a registration number as well as a serial number. Not many made and currently they are worth quite a bit. Many RM's bring thousands in the gun market and are very desirable for collectors. This is just very simple info. The experts will chime in soon.
LSMFT,
What a find. We are all wanting to know where you got this pistol from as many RM's had some historical significance to them. And as others have requested, many more pics.
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02-12-2010, 10:40 PM
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VMI77,
Welcome to the Forum from the SW Virginia Blue Ridge mountains.
When S&W introduced the .357 revolver in the 1930s, it was a custom revolver and the owner could send in paper work to have it "registered" in his name. The option was more popular than S&W thought, so it was discontinued around 1940.
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I am new here, and have never had a S&W from this era, so educate me. What is a registered Magnum (as opposed to a non-registered Magnum)?
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Hi, and welcome! From 1935-1939 you could obtain a registration certificate for the .357, about 5500 produced. After this and before WW II, you could get the same gun but no registration offered, about 1400 made.
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LSMFT, is your gun brightly polished blue or nickel? More photos, please!
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SO ,,where is LSMFT? Just like a newbie to post a poor photo of a short barreled Reg.Mag. and then disappear.
You ever wonder if it's just Saxon Pig playing a cruel joke?
Newbies ,,Sheesh!
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SO ,,where is LSMFT? Just like a newbie to post a poor photo of a short barreled Reg.Mag. and then disappear.
You ever wonder if it's just Saxon Pig playing a cruel joke?
Newbies ,,Sheesh!
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Allen - the "Newbie's" computer probably locked-up last night after he received the 500 PM's
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Allen - the "Newbie's" computer probably locked-up last night after he received the 500 PM's
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You mean I'm not the only one who offered him a real Highway Patrolman and $100 for his old gun?
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Both the Reg No. and Ser No. are a bit earlier than mine - so I'll guess 1939. The grips look correct. Look inside the right grip ... do you see the same serial number that you find on the butt of the gun?
What a great way to start on the Forum. Welcome and congratulations. And, we'd love more pictures!
Regards,
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A purty gun! And, I may be showing my age but LSMFT - isn't that Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco?
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Yeah... first thing I thought of, too... we be old.
That sure is a nice gun there, LSMFT.
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jd and fishslayer,
I thought the same thing when I first saw his "screen name". But now I think it means "Lucky Stuff". Stuff wasn't the original word I used but I received a warning from the administrators that the "filters" didn't like my use of an underline in the 4 letter word I actually used. I won't say anything further regarding unwarranted censorship.
I'm waiting for the story of how he came by it. I hope it's not another newbie who went dumpster diving.
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Yeah... first thing I thought of, too... we be old.
That sure is a nice gun there, LSMFT.
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You ain't old unless your remember "Luckys Strikes Green"!
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