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Hello all,, I have heard that S&W are going to re-introduce the Schofield. Does any one know of this ,or have I been mis-informed!
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They already did, from the Performance Center, several years ago. They were a limited production run, something like 1,500 or 2,500 units.
If you mean again, that is not a rumor I have seen/heard yet.
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It was in 2000. I have one in my safe.
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How is a lemonsqueezer not a Schofield?
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My friend Leland has one. He's had it for around eight or ten years. It shoots the .45 Schofield cartridge that he reloads. It's very well made and fun to shoot. Somebody here must have a pic of one.
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The new ones are to have the key lock, MIM'd parts, laminated wood grips with the performance center medallion, and a fiber-optic high-viz front sight.
Seriously, the ones that came out in 2000 are great guns and absolutely beautiful. If S&W reintroduces a breaktop they need to make it a 44 Russian 3rd Model. Assuming no lock, I'd buy one to go with the Schofield.
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04-29-2011, 03:02 PM
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"How is a lemonsqueezer not a Schofield?"
How could a lemon squeezer possibly be considered in any way a Schofield?
Two totally different gun designs and calibers.
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I'd love to see more come out. I wanted one in 2000 or whenever it was they produced the PC guns, but couldn't get my hands on one. I recently acquired a Uberti Schofield in 45Colt (not a historical caliber for the gun, but a more versatile/obtainable one) and it's very nice, but I'm pretty partial to S&Ws and would still like to get my hands on one.
Here are a couple pics of the Uberti......no offense to dyed-in-the-wool S&W fans, of which I count myself one:
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I purchased what is the equivalent to a "Safe Queen" 1909 vintage #4 5" Squeezer. It's a three owner passed down through two generations in one family unfired. The original owner was a cobler who bought it for protection, and likely never fired it much if at all. Expect to take delivery of it shortly, and would welcome a trade for a Uberti Scofield in 38 special or 45 Colt in nice condition. I'm not into the squeezer's and quite frankly thought it was a variant of the Scofield...
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Not even close.
The Schofield was a variation of S&W's No. 3 large single-action breaktop revolver family.
It's called the Schofield because it used a frame latch designed by a Cavalry officer for more efficient one-handed opening on horseback.
Caliber in a true Schofield was what's now called .45 Schofield, essentially a shorter version of the .45 Colt.
Not all S&W breaktops were Schofields. Not all S&W reproductions by Uberti are Schofields.
The lemon squeezers were & are small-framed, smaller-calibered double-action revolvers with grip safeties.
There really is no other variant of the Schofield, aside from modern repros that may use the .45 Colt caliber.
To put it very simply, if it didn't have the Schofield latch, it wasn't a Schofield.
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here it is
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If you move your post and pics to the S&W Hand Ejectors: 1896 to 1961 sub forum you will probably get a good thread going.
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same as this one:
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A local shop has one of the Performance Center Schofield's on consignment. Looks nice. Maybe unfired. Been there a while, dealer said he'd probably take $1,600 for it. I don't know if that is a good price or not.
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05-17-2011, 01:40 AM
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I would buy one if I ever found one at a decent price. I just can't fork over the 1500+ for one.
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When they were new they when for $1200, a copy is $1000.
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As a Model 3 collector of long standing, a few thoughts:
The best discussion of the Model 3s, original as well as the S&W Performance Center redos (and the current Uberti etc copies) is in S&W Handguns of the Old West. I own several original Schofields a few in very good and 'collector/investor' condition and one in mechanically perfect but cosmetically challenged shape that I shoot regularly. (BP only, none of the SA or DAs were intended to handle smokeless pressures.)
I have two of the Performance Center guns, one blue, one nickel. Nice, but for the money, I'd go with one of the Italian clones in a caliber such as 45LC as much cheaper to shoot for fun. I will confess to owning one in 38 Special, a clearly non-historical set up that I shoot a lot with cheap range fodder. Dave
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As a Model 3 collector of long standing, a few thoughts:
The best discussion of the Model 3s, original as well as the S&W Performance Center redos (and the current Uberti etc copies) is in S&W Handguns of the Old West. I own several original Schofields a few in very good and 'collector/investor' condition and one in mechanically perfect but cosmetically challenged shape that I shoot regularly. (BP only, none of the SA or DAs were intended to handle smokeless pressures.)
I have two of the Performance Center guns, one blue, one nickel. Nice, but for the money, I'd go with one of the Italian clones in a caliber such as 45LC as much cheaper to shoot for fun. I will confess to owning one in 38 Special, a clearly non-historical set up that I shoot a lot with cheap range fodder. Dave
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Thank you for your comments. That's what I was thinking when I bought my Uberti a few months back, that I wanted a caliber that I could shoot reasonably inexpensively, and while 45LC isn't exactly "cheap" to shoot, I handload and that makes it pretty reasonable. I think that one in 38 would be great too, purely as a fun/practice gun.
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Performance center Schofield
I have found a new unfired 2000 issue S&W in the case here in SoCal for $1150. I can only assume it is a good price. To the best of my knowledge there is no paperwork with the piece, but the revolver is absolutely gorgeous. Does that sound like a fair price...missing the paperwork and all? JS. Papascull
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I have found a new unfired 2000 issue S&W in the case here in SoCal for $1150. I can only assume it is a good price. To the best of my knowledge there is no paperwork with the piece, but the revolver is absolutely gorgeous. Does that sound like a fair price...missing the paperwork and all? JS. Papascull
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That is a great price. Jump on it!
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In a slight branching of the thread, I ran across a GunBlast video while I was researching another S&W revolver of Jeff Quinn shooting an Italian Schofield that he had converted to .45 ACP. Moon clips of course. I always thought that the Schofields are among the most graceful and attractive handguns ever made and would love to have one but the inconvenient caliber selection always held me back. If someone would offer one in the .45 ACP chambering I would probably go for one.
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Well, I got the 2000 Schofield for $1100 today. What I did not notice the coin is missing. There is also no owners manual, but all the other literature is there.itis in the display case, though. Just to ask a really DUMB question...is it possible to obtain the missing goodies? If so, where? JS papascull
P.S. I was able to order the coin. But I am still shy of the owners manual. Any suggestions on an original manual? Thanks.
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Hi does anyone know where I could find the medallion for the schofield presentation case
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