Recent content by sagela

And I need d.o.b. on M41 #uat2109 TIA

I'm wavering here, guys. I appreciate having something unique from S&W but I already own a 1950 Target model whose barrel was shortened to 3-5/8" with a black ramp front sight, and which has been refinished very professionally. It is a personal delight to carry and shoot. I have a couple all...

Au contraire, Hondo! I hope the board reconciles amicably, for sure, but the flow of information is everything I'd hoped for. I've followed a few of the links to a point where I downloaded and saved a pdf file of various OTHER nation's proof markings, too. I have some old military rifles but...

Aussie D, that would be The Hayes Handgun Omnibus? The S&W collector's book section on .455 HE model of 1905 had only a brief reference to the crossed pennants and broad arrow, suggesting one was British, the other Canadian. That's actually what prompted me to write the OP. Now I have a better...

Jack Flash - thank you, too. Even MORE detail. What a great resource this forum is. I've been reading it for years but shied from the task of taking and posting pictures. I'm coming to speed in that category and gaining from the activity. thanks again Larry

PJGP - thanks so much. That's the detail I had hoped for. Now I will look for info on Canadian marks just so I'll recognize them if I see them. Thanks, again. Larry

I'd install a rechambered (.455 to .45 Colt) cylinder Heck of an idea, if I can find one. Shoot it, AND keep it original. Thanks

My .455 HE 2nd model has the broad arrow and the crossed pennants... I need to understand more about them. My impression was the arrow was British and the pennants were Canadian. Straighten me out, please. Anybody able to interpret the stampings under the broad arrow? I've never followed this...

wet side smiths Glenn, at Renton Fish and Game's pistol range shed was a smith for years and is the first person I bounce S&W questions off. I haven't used him, but the smith at Champion Arms in Kent is reputed to be tops. Some places to start, anyway. Larry/Kirkland

lead removal This has been discussed in several other areas of the S&W Forum site. In at least 2 of those places, the ultimate lead removing technique was agreed; wrap a layer of 100% copper kitchen pot scrubbing material around the brass brush and scrub 20X through bore. It won't ever harm...

Thanks, guys. I, too, love my 4" M66, though I wish it were in this condition. This gun was just purchased by my friend for $200 cash. Sweet deals (the contraction of which term is "steals") DO still occasionally come along. And, no, he is NOT selling any time soon.

A friend just picked up a 4" M66-3 with the US Forest Service crest on the sideplate and "1 of 124" stenciled on the frame below the cylinder. (Combat trigger and hammer) It is in the original box with unopened cleaining kit. The smooth target grips don't have a flaw I can find. The business...