Recent content by steveus

Thanks everyone, glad to be here!

Beautiful revolver and also very nice leather!

Hello to all. Name is Steve, from S.E. Ga. I like to hunt and shoot guns. Actually mostly a bird hunter and shotgun enthusiast, but have several S&W handguns, others as well. Big Thompson Center Contender fan. Do a little reloading now and then. Gleaning so much knowledge from you guys already...

Thank you so much. I feel the same about LEO. My father, Col. Ray Pope, was Chief of Police of Waycross Ga, Chief of Jackson Miss, Director of the GA. Dept. of Public Safety for Gov. Jimmy Carter, and U.S. Justice Dept. He was a well known LEO especially in the South East. Ya'll could have...

This is correct, the serial # is indeed very small right where the knob rests, and no "B" that I could find such as Guy mentioned. I was wondering if the "N" meant nickel, and whether that was stamped at factory or by a private plating company. Thanks.

Grits, gravy, biscuits and silver queen corn!

Thanks to all. I really thought the serial # started with 5, but now seems to be a 3. Will look for the "B" when I go home for lunch. Hope to eat some doves wrapped in bacon from our season opener this past Sat!

Thanks so much Guy and David. Sounds like ya'll have narrowed it down lot. The .44 does have the shrouded ejector rod. I could text some pics to anyone interested. I used to post pics using photobucket but they changed somehow and it didn't work for me any longer. I believe that Guy helped me...

3 hours, wow! More time could not have made it look any better!

Using the excellent guide here for giving all of you the info you need, I'll try my best. Unfortunately, not able to post pics just yet. .44 S&W Special CTG- Nickel or chrome plated (I can't tell the difference between them)-5" barrel with 1/2 length underlug-hand ejector-Serial # 51670 - no...