Recent content by SCCarmy

Hi Everyone, It has been a while since I have been on; however, here I am again. As much as I don't want to say it, my dad has asked that I put the pistol up for sale. Sooooo,,,,,, with that said, if anyone is interested and willing to make a reasonable offer, I am all ears. If you have any...

Hello Everyone, Well I think we have a winner. On the advice of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA), I emailed Mr. Hendrik Fruhauf in Germany who per the FEGA historian is "along with being, arguably the top engraver in Germany, is also the top historian of German engravers". To...

Updates Hello Everyone, Well I think we have a winner. On the advice of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA), I emailed Mr. Hendrik Fruhauf in Germany who per the FEGA historian is "along with being, arguably the top engraver in Germany, is also the top historian of German...

Hi everyone, Been a while since I posted on my own thread so here is the latest and greatest. I requested a letter from S&W which I got back the other day and they said This was one of 4 guns donated to Jessie Harpe in Tampa, FL by S&W on 20 January 1958 to be awarded at the 1958 Mid-Winter...

Nice piece!! I won't lie, even though have a really nice piece as well, I can't shoot it. Everything I have read says these are "tack drivers". Eventually I will have to buy one or find one that I can take on a test drive. Good luck on your letter and please let us know what it says. Cheers,

Danka Thank you. I am doing my best to learn everything I can about it. I really want to find out who the engraver is. Well here is the latest and greatest. I thought I had a winner but here is what I received from Mr. Willig. Hi Mr. Carter. I am afraid you could be disappointed to...

Letter from S&W but still confused Hello everyone, I did get the letter back from S&W the other day and they said that it was one of 4 guns donated to Jessie Harpe in Tampa, FL by S&W 20 January 1958 to be awarded at the 1958 Mid-Winter National Championships. They said that it was not a...

Confused by Letter from S&W Well I just got my letter back from S&W. And the letter says that my pistol was one of four donated by S&W on 20 Jan 1958 to Jesse Harpe Company in Tampa Florida to be used as an award gun for the 1958 National Mid-Winter Championships; however I am a bit confused as...

It sucks having to wait an additional month. Thank you for the info on the SN and I thought the same thing; but wanted to get everyone else's take on it. That would be some ****! I would have to hunt them down!

My addition to the thread I saw this thread so I figured I would post my 1955 45 ACP. :)

Good morning everyone, Exceptional posts last night!! I truly appreciate everyone's comments and the wealth of information that is coming through. RKmesa, I have to really tip my hat to you for the pics and the well thought out comments. I completely understand why you are thinking the way...

I will take some pics with the grips removed tonight or tomorrow. As far as the cosmoline goes, I did not notice any on the grips, it is on the inside of the barrel and in the cylinder. I talked to my dad tonight and he is going to send me a bunch of my uncles documents for me to go through...

Additional Photos 2 Here are a couple more. If anyone wants to see a specific shot, let me know and I will try to get it for you. Thanks everyone for your help and for the great comments.:)

More pictures Here are a few more pictures. By the way when you look at the pictures closely, sometimes it looks like there is rust on the gun; however it isn't. I believe that my Uncle covered it with axel grease (typical for the time) and I haven't gotten it all off yet.

Great information on the letter changes. I wish I had been a little quicker. After 22 years in the Army, I am used to waiting. As far as my uncle being over seas, I know he was in Germany; however that is all I know. I will have to talk to my dad and see what he knows. I took off the grips...