Recent content by Ol Sarge

Here's something I'm sure will be of interest to most everyone on this site. Going through old paper from my police academy days I found this "Smith & Wesson Suggested Retail Price" list dated March 12, 1973. Pretty cool trivia. When I bought my Model-27 I wish I had bought a couple of...

Well let's see if I can do a better job of the photos. I got 'em loaded but can't rearrange them like I'd like. The first shows the gun with the original grips, the owner's manual and warranty card. If you can read the card, it's dated 26 April 1975. The next photo includes the box. Next is...

Oh, and the original grips. They were removed before the gun was ever fired.

Today I found the original box for my M-27-2. Inside was the screwdriver and bore brush still sealed in the original plastic bag. Also was the warranty card dated April 29, 1975. I knew I had it I just hadn't thought of it in years. Now it's in the safe with the gun.

In the academy our unarmed defense instructor was a heavy weight Karate and Kick Boxing world champion (I won't mention his name.) He was showing how to break a hold when someone is choking you from the front with both hands wrapped around your neck. The move was to thrust your hands upward...

If I took my car to the dealer for a tune-up or oil change and it came back with paint damage I'd be more than upset. My truck is a tool too and I use it every day. But I take care of it and at 14 years old and 135,000 miles it drives and performs like new. I'd be even more upset that someone...

This thread has kind of taken on a life of its own. It started with me reminiscing about my absolutely wonderful M-27. That included some little war stories. Then others chimed in with their own favorite gun or comments about mine or other war stories. All that has been great and I'm enjoying it...

The butt plate is a piece of stainless with my name engraved on it. There's a spacer under its made of white rubber. A gunsmith friend of mine made that for me 35 years ago. As far as the "persuader" goes, someone else said something like that in an earlier post. In more than 44 years in law...

I have to start shopping at pawn shops. If you bought it for $684 OTD, what did the poor slob get that pawned it?

For personal defense I carry one of two guns. First is a S&W 642 Airweight. It's a great little defensive weapon. It's light weight and compact making it easy to carry right in my pocket. Sometimes I even forget it's there. The only drawback is the 5-shot capacity. The second is a Ruger LC-9...

I'm not an authority on this. My 27-2 came new without the presentation case. My brother who was a cabinet builder and master wood worker made me a walnut case. He made partitions and lined it with velvet. If you decide to part with them I'd certainly be interested.

Yes, the serial number is N 209177. Thank you for any help you can offer.

What a sweet little gun. Great for personal defense. And trust me, in an actual combat situation you won't feel the recoil or hear the bang. Been there done that!

You may or may not be aware that the infamous Bill Jordan of the Boarder Patrol and quick-draw artist extraordinaire preferred a S&W .41 Magnum loaded with inverted hollow base wadcutters as a man stopper. This made a hollow point that looked like a thimble and spread out to the size of a silver...

No absolutely no problem. How do I load it larger like the one above? BTW, the avatar is a 1938 Chevrolet Ft. Lauderdale Police Car.