Inherited a 66-1
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Is it a 4” or 6”?
Very late 1979, maybe early ‘80
Letters in shapes are inspector stamps, 07438 is the part number of the frame.
89531 is an assembly number. Should also have A11 and two others like it on left side.
Assembly number and fitter stamp on yoke.
Very late 1979, maybe early ‘80
Letters in shapes are inspector stamps, 07438 is the part number of the frame.
89531 is an assembly number. Should also have A11 and two others like it on left side.
Assembly number and fitter stamp on yoke.
Stickgunner
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Why not show a picture of the entire revolver?
Grips are aftermarket.
I can.
Your dad deserves more respect than to be referred to as your "old man". I would give anything to be able to talk to my dad again, and if I could, I sure as hell wouldn't refer to him as my old man.
I feared that, I have everything else but the original wood grips. Og box cleaning rod all the original paper work.
Easy sport, the Old Man literally had all my siblings refer to him as such. He was the eldest child and as far as I know he had bin called that after his return from Germany after being drafted during Vietnam. I very much miss the Old Man and literally revered him.
Very cool, mine also got his 66-1 new. The Old Man made it to 76, hopefully yours sticks around longer.
My old man made it to 103, called him Pop. He died 6 days before I turned 74. Nice gun.
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Lost him 4 years ago on Memorial Day, I was 39.
Green Frog
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Let me extend my condolences in your loss. I always called my Father “Dad” and like you, it was as he wished. He was a D-Day veteran and I lost him in the Spring of 2017 at age 91. Your Father was just a couple of years older than I am and we came along at a time when revolvers were what made S&W famous. When he bought that 66-1, it was very popular for police officers and others who carried weapons professionally. With the intervening decades the opinion has arisen among many shooters and collectors that the -1 variant was the best version of the 66. Treasure it and let it remind you of him.
BTW, rubber grips were extremely popular when that revolver was made. If you do want to put it back like original, I believe you’ll find the target grips with cutout for speed loaders came on it. Unlike earlier grips, these were not numbered to the gun, so you could replace them and be “correct”. However, although I personally dislike rubber grips on my guns, I believe I would leave that one the way the “Old Man” had it.
Best regards,
Froggie
BTW, rubber grips were extremely popular when that revolver was made. If you do want to put it back like original, I believe you’ll find the target grips with cutout for speed loaders came on it. Unlike earlier grips, these were not numbered to the gun, so you could replace them and be “correct”. However, although I personally dislike rubber grips on my guns, I believe I would leave that one the way the “Old Man” had it.
Best regards,
Froggie
Ted Stevens
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Great resource for a history is the S&W Historical Foundation. They were able to track down the original paper invoice and shipping documents from 1985 on my 66-2.
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Amen...but that seems to be the identifying moniker of the younger generation...lack of respect
As a retired NCO and some one from a military family on both sides.
I can tell you many a man has lived and died by that moniker. Most I knew wore it proudly and did insist that others call them, "Old man".
Terrific M66! Enjoy it and know he is smiling down when you're using it.
I can tell you many a man has lived and died by that moniker. Most I knew wore it proudly and did insist that others call them, "Old man".
Terrific M66! Enjoy it and know he is smiling down when you're using it.
The irony of what you’re saying seems lost on you. My Old Man was the reason that all of my brothers and I called him by that moniker. All of us greatly respected him, so I’m finding it disrespectful of you to say otherwise. This isn’t why I started to thread, here’s hoping this conversation ends here.
WildBillWJW
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I will admit the term My Old Man, I have heard the most from young women referring to their Sugar Daddy, or much older husband. But if that is what your father wanted to be called, So Be It. And you’re right, we have digressed enough.
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