Greetings,

Looking for identification information, which I hope will help me get a schematic and any replacement parts I may require

Type- Hand Ejector
S/N- 177303
Caliber- 32 Long CTG
Fixed Sights
3" barrel
Strain screw- yes
5 screw layout

I hope that is enough to get the ball rolling, I appreciate any and all help

Thanks

Welcome to the forum.

If you measure closely, I think you will find that your gun has a 3.25" barrel; that was one of the standard lengths for the company's small frame revolvers of this era.

Collectors would identify this revolver as a .32 Hand Ejector Model of 1903, fifth change. It was probably shipped around 1912-1913.

EDITED AGAIN: And I should have asked which specific parts you need. It's possible that someone here on the forum can help you with the more usual small pieces. Most internal parts for any .32 Hand Ejector made between 1910 and 1940 should be interchangeable, but you need to check with an expert -- of which there are several here.

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David Wilson

Welcome. Schematics are hard to come by and the only one I have is in a recent book, so copyright issues prevent me from posting. If you are working on your revolver, it would be a great book to have. The name is Antique Firearms Assemble/Disassembly by David Chicoine. It is a very good tutorial on dozens of antique rifles, shotguns, & pistols, plus early hand ejectors and has a detailed schematic of your model. Amazon should have a copy.

As David noted, you have a 5th Change. Parts you need to look for can come from a 2nd through 5th Change and 3rd Model, with only a few exceptions as noted in the book.

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Gary
SWCA 2515

My 5th Change, serial number 155812 shipped Feb 3, 1912 if that helps.

Stu

.32 HE. Model of 1903, 5th change, serial number 177303, was made Sept. 17, 1912, as a blue gun with black hard rubber stocks. These are not complicated guns and you don't really need a schematic to repair them and you can see a parts list in the catalogs of the period ( or repos. of same ) if you are concerned about nomenclature. EBay often has repo editions of the early S&W catalogs that have the parts lists and exploded diagrams. Pull off the side plate and you can see 90% of the functioning parts of the action & how they fit, etc. Ed.

First, Thank You all for the wealth of information...I have completely disassembled the gun and it looks like i need one part, The main spring is broken.

What are the range of guns that share the same main spring? Is it anything in the I series? Any revolver from xxxx -yyyy or does it need to be very specific the this model?

Again, Thanks for the information and thanks in advance for this query.

Jeff

Team, looks like upon closer inspection I lied

Using the nomenclature from Antique Firearms Assembly/Disassembly by David Chicoine specifically the diagram on page 307 I need the following parts

i46 Mainspring
i41 Rebound Slide Spring
i42 Cylinder stop

Thanks in advance for any leads into located the above listed parts

Jeff

Check over at GunBroker.com. A seller that goes by the name of "theranger1" is one of several groups filling the need for vintage S&W parts from early 1900's up to early post war period. He is also a collector of vintage S&W revolvers, buying and breaking the parts for resale. Heck, he might even be a member of this board. I just bought a cylinder stop for my 1903 1st change hand ejector from him yesterday. Look him up.

I have all 3 of these parts now listed on GunBroker as of 2/26/17.

To: jeffsmith6312..I have all 3 of these parts now listed on GunBroker as of 2/26/17 under the ID name "theranger1".