First Factory Engraved 44 Magnum

[Doc44]

S166178, Class B-engraved by Virginia Le Blanc and shipped on June 21, 1956 to Olympic Wholesale. Los Angeles, CA. One of two B-engraved guns in the shipment (other has serial number S166166). These are the first two engraved 44 Magnums shipped by S&W. Click on the photo for a better look.

Bill

 

[series guy]

Stunning. Thanks so much for always sharing your collection with us.

 

[RKmesa]

Beautiful!!! Did Ms. LeBlanc mark the gun (it seems to me that she marked a lot of the guns she engraved)? Interesting that it shipped with magnas, when the default for the 44 Magnums were target cokes...

Thanks for sharing,

 

[Doc44]

Richard...The grip frame has VL stamped on the lower left hand corner.

Bill

 

[Dino44]

Gorgeous and historic! And it is very cool, that it was destined to be in the hands of such a renowned 44 magnum aficionado. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rct269]

A whole new definition of good taste!

Ralph Tremaine

 

[SigKev]

Bill, that is a beautiful 44 Magnum. I have the first factory engraved four-inch 44 Magnum that shipped on November 15, 1956.

 

[RKmesa]

Bill, that is a beautiful 44 Magnum. I have the first factory engraved four-inch 44 Magnum that shipped on November 15, 1956.

Kevin:

A post like that needs some photos... please.

 

[SigKev]

Richard, sorry for the tease.

 

[RKmesa]

Kevin:

That is a BEAUTY!!! Interesting, based on the placement of the barrel roll marks, it looks like it started life as a 6.5"er and was cut by the factory to 4". Very cool gun.

Thank you for sharing those photos.