Recent content by Haybinger

So a few years back I acquired a non-S&W gun that was designed around 3rd-gen S&W magazines. The gun came with one 4006(?) magazine and one modified Mod 39 mag. The gun was designed in the late 80s/early 90s which appears to be some point before changes were made to these mags (perhaps brought...

Ok folks - the grips will stay safe and original :) In honesty it was more of a passing thought sort of consideration, was never going to be my primary choice. I will probably go with what Hondo suggested, J-frames are just not quite as common up here so I don't have one on hand to compare...

Thanks everyone for the messages so far - I think I'd come across the tombstone site before but didn't keep it in my notes. I apologize for any confusion, I mentioned the .32 H-E in reference to the grips but my specific gun is a .38 RP, SN in the 40,1xx range. I'd thought about cutting down...

Hi all, I am starting a project on an old S&W Regulation Police that was treated pretty poorly in it's life and I am trying to get some things figured out. I would like some grips that are flush to the bottom of the frame as can be found on older .32 H-E's and modern J-frames, however I can't...

So I also have one of these nickel/blued Regulation Police, just took it out and sure enough it has the same Asian character! Never even noticed until now. Serial is in the 46,0xx range and chambered in .38 S&W, the marking appears to be the same character followed by "2509". Seems a bit odd to...

Definitely some interesting thoughts here so far, I had believed that the barrel proofs were commercial post-war as well. I would like to note that the gun is not in the US, it is in Canada where there remained lots of surplus .455 until the 1970's, however it would seem the conversion was first...

Hi all, a few years ago a friend of my grandfather decided to get out of handguns, among other things purchased was this odd S&W 1917. The story is that it was bought out of a surplus crate of Commonwealth surplus H-E's in the mid 60's and was converted for use in NRA Bullseye shooting. The gun...

Alright, finally getting back to this. The barrel from the crown to end of the forcing cone measured out around 2.256-2.257" long and from the crown to the frame was 1.475" long. I took some pictures of the sight from the side and top, it looks like there is a flat slightly around the edges of...

I am quite sure it is an 1899, unless someone changed the entire set of internals as well as all of the serial numbers save one... It does seem likely it was converted to a square butt however, there is a lot of material buildup on the frame around the butt that indicates reshaping. Here are...

So it seems like there is very little info on these guns online, and even on the forum here I couldn't find a lot. I thought I'd share my 2" 1899 H-E, although as I have gathered the barrel was most likely cut down. The butt and barrel flat have matching serials in the 94xx range, the yoke and...

Success! Let it soak in oil for a while and was still having a bit of trouble, had to give the back end a bit of the ol' "French Police" method....firm but fair! ;) Ended up getting the cylinder and yoke assembly out and wow! The center pin was so gummed up I could count a few seconds between...

Yes, I have had this specific problem on a couple other guns, doesn't seem to be the case here. I couldn't get it any tighter by hand so just to be sure I grabbed the end gently with some padded grips and gave it maybe at most 1/4-1/2 a turn, felt like any more and there would be some damage...

Hello to all of the S&W board from leafland! Registered a little while back but keep forgetting to post to the board. I like to collect various handguns, antiques, surplus or anything that interests me really. Big revolver fan and S&W has all of my go-to models. Got some interesting things you...

Hi all, been on the forum for a while but first post. A while back I bought a nice S&W Victory and just got my hands on it today. The only problem is the cylinder/yoke absolutely will not open. The gun functions perfectly with good timing in both SA/DA. The thumb release was stuck weirdly all...