Recent content by BrianM87

For a long time I had a desire for a Colt .32 1903 Pocket Hammerless, but I could never seem to find one that agreed with me. People wanted too much for guns that had little to no finish left, and exorbitant amounts for guns in better condition. Then one day five years ago, I walked into a gun...

I'm really excited to see what further information you dig up on this subject, Sixgun. Although I unfortunately have never owned a S&W that has been King modified, I do have a couple Colts, plus the odd pseudo .38/44 that we've corresponded about. Since our emails about that particular gun I've...

You were right; This gun started life as a .44 I'll be sending a request for more information tomorrow.

There has been no grief to save me from. This whole processes has been informative and fun. I thank everyone for all their input. As soon as I find my checkbook I'll be joining the historical foundation, then requesting a new letter and whatever other information they might have. Even though I...

Well darn. I guess I'll fill out the request form again and see about getting a new letter, this time for a 44 2nd model. Flipping through the standard catalog section on the .44 HE 2nd briefly says you guys might be on to something.

So life got in the way for a bit and I forgot to post the letter on this. The first page is just general history of the 1917 models, so I left that out. Here is the second page, which states my serial, if this really was a 1917 originally, shipped in 1918. I still believe it was based on the...

I did remove the rear sight, and it is numbered to the gun. I am going to send for a letter on my next days off.

Didn't catch that before. Yes, it's threaded. I was also able to get the rear sight off and it has a matching serial to everything else.

Here are the pictures of the top of the barrel and the side.

None of the stamps look like they were messed with in any way. I'll grab a photo in a few hours. I'm on duty right now but when I head home for dinner I'll get some. And I agree, I think this thing will be a good shooter. The bore is practically pristine.

200XX. Numbers on frame, cylinder, and barrel all match, no prefix.

I can't find any markings on the hammer, but I haven't taken it out of the frame to look on the left side.

So I recently bought what appears to be an Outdoorsman, but it's a little bit weird. The obvious one to me was the hammer not being the typical humpback, and the more I dig into this thing the more I realize I really don't know what this gun is. I've talked with another member here a bit about...

Thanks guys. I've got to say, this thing is a real pleasure to fiddle with.

Just trying to get a little confirmation here. I picked this up yesterday, and I believe it to be an M&P 1905 4th Change, made possibly in the late 20's? It is chambered in .38 special, 6" barrel,no model designation behind crane, serial starts with 460xxx.