|
|
01-09-2022, 04:44 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
Is my ID correct?...
Being relatively new to the world of .32's, and having found an interesting one online, I read extensively in SCSW4 before deciding this is a .32 Hand Ejector 2nd Model 5th Change...I'm including some relevant pics from the ad...Does the S/N look odd to anyone else?...The size and evenness of the digits is not consistent to my eye, but may have been normal for the period...I'll ask Roy Jinks when it may have shipped...
Asking price is a grand; high I know but they're not making them anymore, and it seems like a righteous example to me unless there's a dissenting opinion...Thanks for the help... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
The Following 7 Users Like Post:
|
|
01-09-2022, 05:05 PM
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 57
Likes: 10
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
|
ID
I'd say it's a .32 Hand Ejector Third Model from the serial#! from 1911 to 1942, but I'm no expert! A grand seems a little steep to me!
|
01-09-2022, 05:05 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: east valley
Posts: 539
Likes: 4,567
Liked 547 Times in 312 Posts
|
|
Truckman I don't know anything about them but after the experts weigh in if it's something you want and your in a position to do so buy it.Only you know what it's value is to you,because as I've learned the hardway when I see one I like and I walk away its gone when I ultimately return.Thats happened to me twice and I won't let it happen again.
|
01-09-2022, 05:07 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 26,911
Likes: 991
Liked 19,044 Times in 9,316 Posts
|
|
The digits in the SN look correct, just not well aligned.
These were made in large numbers, more in nickel than blued, but the 6" barrel is less common. All told, however, I think $1K is a high asking price.
__________________
Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220
|
The Following 3 Users Like Post:
|
|
01-09-2022, 05:10 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jchapm9
I'd say it's a .32 Hand Ejector Third Model from the serial#!
|
I agree after re-reading...I probably need more coffee before posting...It was a rough weekend at the gun show... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-09-2022, 05:33 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: IA
Posts: 1,730
Likes: 995
Liked 1,629 Times in 801 Posts
|
|
I don't know if it's worth a grand, but I do know you will have a hard time trying to find one in better condition for less than $1,000.
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
01-09-2022, 07:24 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Central Oklahoma
Posts: 1,740
Likes: 1,845
Liked 6,042 Times in 1,108 Posts
|
|
I've seen that gun before and could not "pull the trigger", but thought about it several times!
Wasn't it misidentified? Either way, my 32 longs are the most fun to shoot and it's a great target round.
__________________
When words fail, music speaks.
|
01-09-2022, 08:58 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ashtabula County, Ohio
Posts: 6,080
Likes: 9,349
Liked 13,771 Times in 4,041 Posts
|
|
I like N frames, specially ones chambered for 45 ACP. Having said that, a revolver I own that is an absolute blast to plink with is my 32 Hand Ejector!
I also think $1000 is high, nearly double but the times they are a changing!
Kevin
__________________
Unshared knowledge is wasted.
|
01-09-2022, 10:05 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions...Your input is valuable and appreciated... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-10-2022, 07:05 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
If the finish was original, would the ejector rod knob be blued, or am I misremembering again?... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-10-2022, 07:45 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ashtabula County, Ohio
Posts: 6,080
Likes: 9,349
Liked 13,771 Times in 4,041 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Truckman
If the finish was original, would the ejector rod knob be blued, or am I misremembering again?... ...Ben
|
The image in the OP is nickel. On a factory nickel revolver the extractor star is blue. The hammer and trigger are casehardened.
On a factory blued revolver, the bevel on the extractor knob is unfinished.
Did that help?
Kevin
__________________
Unshared knowledge is wasted.
|
01-10-2022, 07:49 PM
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 19,251
Likes: 11,929
Liked 20,598 Times in 8,583 Posts
|
|
It's a 3rd Model made between ~1920 (it has the logo on the left side frame) and 1923 (it does not yet have the MADE IN U.S.A. rollmark on right side frame. If it's been refinished, it was by the factory and the customer requested it not be stamped with a star on the butt. But I'd have to see if there's a factory date stamp on the left grip frame under the grip panel.
The numbers stamped on the butt look righteous. They weren't always perfectly stamped in those days like post war, and the font looks correct for that period.
I'm not sure about the ext knob being blue. But the extractor star would definitely be blue. Unfortunately we can't see that.
If that gun is completely righteous, with that scarce 6" barrel, and in that condition one can't really establish the value. It's literally whatever a seller will ask that a buyer will pay. I mean how often do we see them that old in that condition? I would ask for photos of the two things I mention above!
Let us know how the auction goes on-line.
__________________
Jim
S&WCA #819
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
01-10-2022, 08:18 PM
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 19,251
Likes: 11,929
Liked 20,598 Times in 8,583 Posts
|
|
Oh wait just a minute, I remember now (takes awhile sometimes at my age): the extractor knob should be color case hardened when they were a separate piece that unscrewed. But by the time of this gun, the knob was integral with the rod and therefore should be as it is, nickeled.
__________________
Jim
S&WCA #819
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
01-10-2022, 09:32 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
Thanks Kevin and Jim...Roy verified it shipped February 1921...I will ask the seller about any date stamps on the left bottom of the grip frame and about the finish on the extractor star...It's good to have knowledgeable friends... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-11-2022, 03:00 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
After careful consideration, I think I'll do the responsible thing (there's a surprise) and hold off the purchase until my credit card recovers from last month's wounds from buying five guns at once...If it's still there next month, and after I get my property taxes paid, then it was meant to be...Otherwise there'll be other opportunities another time I'm sure... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-11-2022, 03:11 PM
|
|
Administrator
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 27,023
Likes: 8,998
Liked 48,770 Times in 9,262 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Truckman
Is my ID correct?...
|
If you are Truckman, yes, your ID is correct.
Hope this helps.
__________________
Regards,
Lee Jarrett
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
01-11-2022, 04:40 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Conroe Texas...
Posts: 4,066
Likes: 0
Liked 9,453 Times in 2,659 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by handejector
If you are Truckman, yes, your ID is correct.
Hope this helps.
|
10,000 comedians out of work, and the big monkey's trying to be funny... ...Ben
__________________
Cogito, ergo BOOM!...
|
01-11-2022, 05:02 PM
|
|
Administrator
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 27,023
Likes: 8,998
Liked 48,770 Times in 9,262 Posts
|
|
I'll be here all week.
__________________
Regards,
Lee Jarrett
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|