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S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 All 5-Screw & Vintage 4-Screw SWING-OUT Cylinder REVOLVERS, and the 35 Autos and 32 Autos


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Old 07-10-2018, 02:34 PM
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Any ideas how old this is?
Serial number 433xx

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...over 100 years old...

...someone will probably be along soon to give you a better estimate...
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1903-1904. I really, really like 5" round butt revolvers.
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I list 437xx as shipping in 5/04. Yours is called a Model of 1902. It appears to have been refinished.
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My wife is a quilter, I like the one in the pics. Nice gun also.
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1903-1904. I really, really like 5" round butt revolvers.
Yeah?

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Nice early gun


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Thanks to all for the help.
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I really, really like 5" round butt revolvers.
Here are a couple that reside in my safe (only one has a 5" barrel though):




And what the heck. Here are a couple newer examples (also short barrel revolvers):


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