Information needed

onebilly43 · #1 11-11-2015, 07:04 PM

I purchased a S&W 32 long ctg revolver today and would appreciate any information on this gun.

It has a 4.25 inch barrel the S&W loco is stamped on the left side of the gun and the serial # is stamped of the front of the grip frame
The main spring in the gun is a flat piece of steel nd the grips have the square butt and there is a pat. date of 1917 stamped
on the bottom of the grips.
The serial number of the gun is 3963xx
I am trying to find when this gun was made and if this is the police model of the hand ejector and appx. value of the gun the blueing is around 75 % and the action is tight like a new gun it cant have been fired very much at all
Any information would be greatly appreciated
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Skeetr57 · #2 11-11-2015, 08:31 PM

It is a .32 Regulation Police made between 1917 and about 1928. From the photos, it looks better than 75% to me. I don't do value estimates, but it would be worth $ 275-$300 to me to fill a spot in my accumulation.

onebilly43 · #3 11-11-2015, 09:21 PM

thank you very much Tom that is a big help

glowe · #4 11-11-2015, 10:44 PM

That gun was shipped in 1924. A couple clues help narrow down the age. First, it has what are called concave walnut diamond extened stocks. The concave tops were only used by S&W from 1920 to 1930. The large mushroom shaped ejector rod knob was changed to a barrel shaped knob around 1927. The MADE IN USA stamping was started in 1922.

lebomm · #5 11-11-2015, 11:30 PM

The tops of these stocks are convex.

onebilly43 · #6 11-11-2015, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by glowe

That gun was shipped in 1924. A couple clues help narrow down the age. First, it has what are called concave walnut diamond extened stocks. The concave tops were only used by S&W from 1920 to 1930. The large mushroom shaped ejector rod knob was changed to a barrel shaped knob around 1927. The MADE IN USA stamping was started in 1922.

this one does have made in USA on the right side of the frame

glowe · #7 11-12-2015, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lebomm

The tops of these stocks are convex.

That's what I meant.

I am only dyslexic about a few terms and convex and concave are a major problem. Maybe I would do better with Dip or Bump . . . . or maybe??

tlay · #8 11-12-2015, 03:12 PM

Just say rounded without that S&W thingy.

Inusuit · #9 11-12-2015, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by glowe

That's what I meant.

I am only dyslexic about a few terms and convex and concave are a major problem. Maybe I would do better with Dip or Bump . . . . or maybe??

I have the same problem. Helps me to think that "cave" in concave means a cavity/declivity/hole etc.

jrd1976 · #10 11-12-2015, 04:31 PM

Nice gun. I would value in the $300 to $350 range here, assuming no action or rust problems.