Recent content by MikeCarrick

Hello, This gun is described nicely in "British Secondary Small Arms 1914-1919, Part 3," by A.O.Edwards. If you don't have access to this British publication, I will be glad to send you a photocopy of the relevant pages. You might note my posting of today about my British triple-lock being...

Dr. Ed Lewis is about 3/4 finished on a book about Volcanic S&W Lever-action firearms. He is a serious researcher---just published a book on 1 of 1000 Winchesters at Mowbray Publishers. What he needs is a copy of an ad, flyer, broadsheet, etc. showing a S&W Volcanic pistol. He has descriptive...

Thank you for the reply. I think your comment that this is the frame of a "copy" is correct. My friend (who is in Hawaii) just sent me a scan of the frame, and the round inspection hole seems to be centered right above the spur trigger housing, whereas it should be a little more forward. I'll...

A friend of mine just bought a S&W No. 1, First Issue, 6th variation, serial number 8546. It is nicely inscribed to "McClure Branham" who he has identified as a railroad executive in Indiana, 1817-1869. Unfortunately, all that he has is the frame, and the QUESTION IS, What about this steel...