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Richard,
What a great score!... I mean, TWO BILLS?!
(I paid just five for mine.)
My oldest, shipped April, 1919:
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My oldest, shipped April, 1919:
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Wow Bill, that 100-year old .38 RP looks like you just took it out of the shipping box, unwrapped it from the paper and cleaned off the packing grease. What a beauty!!! 
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To date, this is my oldest K frame S&W HE. Shipped in June 1899 with serial number 776.
. . . BUT, my oldest S&W Hand Ejector is a 32 Model 1896 with serial number 6889 that shipped in June 1898.
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Recently acquired M1917. I'm told it's an early model and I haven't even fired it yet!
  
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Second Model Target, special barrel length, 45 Colt caliber, shipped in 1916.
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Well, by the standards of this thread, my commercial M1917 isn’t that old. I found it wasting away in a shop nearby that does most of its business selling tactical stuff to the wannabe “operators”. They gave me a good deal on it. The experts here informed me it was a commercial transition model, so probably made in the late 1940s. Here it is next to my Granddads Colt government model, circa 1927.
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1922 to Wolf & Klar.
1946 back to Smith for a facelift.
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My oldest HE is this .22 Hand Ejector, 1st Model, from January 1903.
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Second Model Target, special barrel length, 45 Colt caliber, shipped in 1916.
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And, THIS!! ^^^^^
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Here's a pair of 1899 1st Model Hand Ejector, 38 Special. S/N 8047 and 8636 which shipped Dec 1900 and Jan 1901.
Look closely at the Nickel one, with a 4 line address! This was one that Roy used as an example for the factory to quit "updating" all rollmarks etc when sent in for refinishing.
The refinish was done in May of 78, but the Historical Foundation does not have that date scanned yet, so can't verify the nickel finish on the hammer and trigger. I have received both positive and negative opinions on the originality of the factory nickel on the hammer and trigger.
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Celebrate the Years - Post Your Oldest S&W Hand Ejector
.45 Hand Ejector Model of 1917 in the first shipment to Springfield Armory on November 6, 1917.....
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My oldest hand ejector.
455 H.E. First Model. (Triple Lock)
Per Mr. Jinks: "455 H.E. First Model serial 5642 is one of the rare commercial shipments. It was shipped in April 1915." This gun was sold by S&W commercially and bought by the British Purchasing Commission and sent to England.
Unfortunately after WWI it was converted to .45 Colt by shaving the cylinder.
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Ugly, but you asked for my oldest. November, 1902 ship date.
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My earliest hand ejector, and the third-oldest gun in my eclectic “collection”.
Given its age, about as “sock drawer” as it gets.
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Great idea for a thread. Here's my oldest, certainly not the best condition; 1902 32-20 from 1904.
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A pretty poor picture of my Grandfathers first model hand ejector. Also my grandmothers lapel watch and his pocket watch. The blue gun is a .38S&W top break.
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Early 1946 S prefix ...yes I know the grips are wrong 
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June of 1910 for my oldest
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Wow Bill, that 100-year old .38 RP looks like you just took it out of the shipping box, unwrapped it from the paper and cleaned off the packing grease. What a beauty!!! |
Thanks, Richard. 
I’m still a relative “noob” around these parts; the day I first came across it, I honestly did not know what a “Regulation Police” is... or, an I-frame for that matter.
So, I walked away and drove home -only to quickly learn what a find this was! (I may have broken a few traffic laws on my return to the pawn shop.)
I’m just glad none of the employees handled (mishandled) it, by working the action.
When I walked in the second time, I first casually looked at a Glock or some such nonsense before nonchalantly asking to see “that little revolver there.” Lol 😝 One can never be too obvious, you know!
I love the subject of this thread! So many treasured finds!
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Certainly not the "Homecoming Queen" by any stretch, but my oldest .38 special caliber revolver has a remarkable action for it's age. My "newer" S&W revolvers can't even come close. Love that tiny little trade mark on the frame side of the gun too.
I'm still amazed by the workmanship and fitting on these older models. A lot of skill, both with machines, and by hand. Grips are numbered to the gun. Experts here on the forum advised it appeared to be from around 1925. This one came from the St. Louis area. (Interestingly, I found an address label from the owner, or one of them, stuck inside on the of the grip panels)
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Here’s my contribution, my refinished M1917 that probably shipped just before the end of The Great War. S/N is 1206xx and that was the date given to me by some of the knowledgeable experts here on the forum when I first posted about it. I’m not really fond of the faux ivory grips, but they have grown on me some. I’m still scouring gun show used stocks bins for a set of original wood stocks whenever I can though.
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My very homely 1902 target 32-20 from about 1904. I’m sending for a letter as it seems to have been factory rebarreled at some point.
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My 32he 192xxx and my 455 2nd shipped to Shapleigh Hardware
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@tlawler --> Your 1917 was made in October 1918.
@dwh --> Post a picture of the underside of the barrel where the extractor rod docks.
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A ‘52-‘53 cm 22 with a ‘54 ruger
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1926 is oldest of mine with 1905 4th Change in 38 S&W Special.
It still shoots outstanding.
In the last pic she's wearing a "new" dress, 1930s Eubanks full flap.
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Model of 1899 in .38 Spl., S/N 121X Shipped June 1900. Original finish, grips etc. (Shoots great with HBWCs)
At the range with its grandson, a C series M&P
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I believe this 38 M&P 1905, 1st change is my oldest HE. Shipped Feb 27, 1907 to Pacific Hardware & Steel, San Francisco, CA. That's almost exactly 10 months after the SF earthquake of April 18,1906. The stocks are by Harry Jarvis. I know Mr. Jarvis was not known for his wood carving, but this is a rare example of his work that was obviously done some time after the gun was new.
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My oldest Hand Ejector by far is this .32 HE Model of 1903 1st Change. It departed the factory in October of 1906. Still shoots like a dream. Love these little .32s.
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My oldest is a model 1902 1st change from 1903. Far from perfect but still all original and matching. I would hope to look this good at 118. 
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My oldest is a model 1902 1st change from 1903. Far from perfect but still all original and matching. I would hope to look this good at 118. |
Even though I'm a nickel fan, I've always loved that "blue so deep it's almost black" finish on very early HEs.
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I know!
I need to get some different grips.
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My oldest and one of my nicest Targets, appears to be nearly unfired.
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With all the centenarians on here, I almost feel a bit funny adding my 91-year-young, November 1929, .32 Hand Ejector.
I must make a note to look for a more seasoned veteran.
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November, 1917.
Enjoy,
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Here is my first month .38/44 Super Police. It was shipped April 25, 1930 to Baker, Hamilton and Pacific, San Francisco, CA.
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1902 1st change Target shipped July 11, 1905 to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Chicago, IL with the Walnut grips shown but now a tad rough.
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Second model hand ejector 455 Colt caliber shipped to Winchester July 29, 1915 and used as an ammo test gun.
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My oldest HE is a 1899 .32-20 that shipped in September 1901. It is in this thread:
1899 .32-20-Pictures added
I have a second 1902 .32-20 that shipped in May 1906, but no pictures. It is also a 5".
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My oldest is this nickled 32 HE from the teens.
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My 32 HE shipped August 7, 1899. I bought it all scratched up by Oscar Young.
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Triple Lock #6968 5” Nickel shipped April 1914. Left the factory in nickel and has been re-nickeled somewhere along the way. Great shooter, original grips long gone so these old stags are perfect for her. The holster is built in the style of an A.W. Brill. I got this gun from crsides, thanks Charlie! 
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There are some really great guns in this thread!
My oldest is a 1902 Navy .38 M&P. Not really pretty, but they got rough treatment.
It shipped in October 1902.
I shared a lot of pictures of this revolver on the forum at this link: .38 M&P Model 1902 U.S. Navy No. 25188
The runner-up (Honorable Mention) in my collection is my .44 HE 1st Model, S/N 15. It shipped January 25, 1909.
We discussed it at length here: S&W .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model #15
I really wish I had something like an excellent condition Schofield to report.
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