View Single Post
 
Old 06-01-2010, 11:17 PM
shawn mccarver shawn mccarver is offline
SWCA Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 7,788
Likes: 3,556
Liked 6,805 Times in 2,651 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc44 View Post
For those of you who want to search...two Registered Magnums were ordered by American Potash & Chemical Corporation in Trona, California on October 9, 1936. The two guns were identical: 8 3/8-inch barrel, King Reflector Red Post front sight, King #112 white outline rear sight, and Magna stocks. Registration number 1590 was in .357 Magnum caliber and Registration number 1591 was in .22 Long Rifle caliber (S&W charged $150 for this revolver, or 2.5 times the normal retail cost of this model).

The letter to S&W states..."The price is immaterial as these pistols are intended as a gift for which a subscription has been made,...". (not exactly sure what a subscription means in this context, but it doesn't really matter).

Many have tried, but no one has succeeded in finding either revolver. Happy Hunting!!!

Bill
You mean that pair was valuable? I gifted them both to J. Edgar Hoover before he died. ****, now we are looking for three Hoover guns?
Reply With Quote