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Old 09-20-2018, 04:16 PM
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This has been sitting on my desk for years now and I have no idea if it goes to a Colt or S&W revolver. Can anyone ID it for me? Thanks in advance.
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Old 09-20-2018, 04:33 PM
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Not Colt because they never used a front cylinder lock, and that piece is drilled through to accommodate one.

Most likely S&W.
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Old 09-21-2018, 01:16 AM
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Not Colt because they never used a front cylinder lock, and that piece is drilled through to accommodate one.

Most likely S&W.
...or Taurus, or Rossi.
All 3 makers had some very similar designs.
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Old 09-21-2018, 02:28 PM
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Could it be for a older S&W hand ejector like the Triple Lock? I should have mentioned that it has no threads inside.
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Old 09-21-2018, 03:50 PM
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Could it be for a older S&W hand ejector like the Triple Lock? I should have mentioned that it has no threads inside.
Are you sure it's a gun part..?
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Old 09-21-2018, 04:37 PM
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Good question. It was in with a bunch of S&W parts that came with a small gun collection.
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Not TL, it had a barrel shaped knob with male threads.

I don't know of any S&W separate knobs that didn't have threads.

Top is an 1896 32 I frame knob, lower is a 38 K frame M&P knob:

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Looks to me like a S&W pre-war HE part.
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Old 09-25-2018, 06:07 PM
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Looks to me like a S&W pre-war HE part.
Looks "like" a lot of things but did you read the thread? See post #7.
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It reminds me of a drill guide bushing as used in Forster's Universal Sight Mounting Fixture. However the bushings for the Forster sight fixture look larger than the one posted in the original photo.
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While it resembles the first style 1903 or 1905 Model knob, the knurling looks different and the length is wrong. The two-piece rod and knob style didn't have the smooth shank. I doubt it's S&W. What are the inside threads? It 'could' be an unfinished factory s&w part, but it won't work on any finished gun.
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I'd guess a small 'pull' for a small sliding door on an inexpensive metal appliance, display cabinet or something similar.

No threads, looks finished and the smooth end looks like a bit of taper to it.
Maybe attached with a simple pop-rivit or metal screw fastener seated down in the countersink.

It does look revolverish though..!
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Old 09-26-2018, 11:39 AM
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From the burr around the whole in the second picture, it was probably cut off a S&W ejector rod.
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While it resembles the first style 1903 or 1905 Model knob, the knurling looks different and the length is wrong. The two-piece rod and knob style didn't have the smooth shank. I doubt it's S&W. What are the inside threads? It 'could' be an unfinished factory s&w part, but it won't work on any finished gun.
The OP says it's not threaded in his #4 post.
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From the burr around the whole in the second picture, it was probably cut off a S&W ejector rod.
Except there are no S&W shaped knobs like it, either separate or integral with the rod.

S&W mushroom knobs:
N Frame


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I don't think it is a gun part, and especially not S&W.

The knurling is raised and pretty coarse; just doesn't look right.
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Looks like drill bushing to me.
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