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I counted the Walther PPK as a Smith & Wesson. There is no S&W 1911 on display. That's a Ruger SR1911.

Find the Smith & Wessons. There are eight total.

I purchased a Smith & Wesson Victory Model on Gunbroker.com. On the butt, next to the lanyard is what I think is the serial number: V76503 which is also on the cylinder and underneath the barrel. Another number 22970 is located on the yoke or crane and is visible when the cylinder is open. I...

It's an "N" prefix. It feels quite different in my hand compared to my Model 29-10. The grip on the Model 29-2 feels beefy and muscular. The grip on my Model 29-10 is more thin.

I just picked it up today. Paid $700 on gunbroker.com.

Thanks very much for your thoughtful reply! I think I will do as you suggest.

This is a small double barrel pinfire:

Damas D'Acier means Damascus Steel in French

My mother is from Spain and some of her ancestors were high ranking Spanish soldiers who fought in Spanish Morocco and the Philippines. Some of the heirlooms passed down were swords (a cutlass, a sabre, others, including some which were clearly eastern in origin) some daggers, several pin-fire...