Thread: A vintage 22-32
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:18 AM
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That appears to be what S&W called at the time the 22/32 Heavy Frame Target. I would guess it shipped before 1922 or so, probably 1918 to 1920.

There are two things that are not quite right. First is the hammer seems to have been chopped or broken off.

The second is the stocks, which are not what I'm familiar with on this model, but look like those on a Regulation Police. The typical stocks on this model covered the rear grip strap, & had two screws (see photo below).

At the end of WWI, things were a little erratic at S&W, as they resumed civilian production strange things happened as they mixed and matched old parts, and took some short cuts, such as not stamping the S&W logo on the frame.

This is mine, shipped in 1915, before the US entered the war. It is pretty typical, worked hard (& poorly photographed)



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