Recent content by TomJohn

Thank you very much!

I need some help finding the shipping date of a model 37 (no dash) Airweight. 3-screw, 1&3/4" barrel, no barrel pin, serial # AAM11xx (x's mine). Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Ha! I figured you were some kind of computer geek who fed the image into a program that searched thousands of pictures throughout the web. Little did I suspect that you would simply ask a guy named Red. :) I'm guessing, since the image imprinted on your mind this long, that the model was a...

Wow - nice work! I don't know how you tracked this down, but it appears to indeed be the manufacturer. Here's a link to the Trademark filing with a picture of the logo: Universal Leathergoods, Inc. Trademark Registration I went down a lot of rabbit holes trying to track down this image, with...

As promised, here are a couple of pics:

The reason I posted here was because I was stumped. I guess I feel a little bit better that the identification wasn't obvious to everyone (thereby making me feel stupid), but I'm still in the dark. If I find anything out, I'll post it here.

Nice! They look like brothers.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess someone had misnamed the cylinder stop screw as the yoke screw. I do have a recollection of working on a revolver having a spring loaded yoke retention plunger. Perhaps an early Colt? Thanks to all who have responded! I have parts soaking in oil, but...

Thanks! One last question: The only anomaly (I think) on the gun is the yoke screw. There is no spring and plunger under the screw. The screw is too long for one, and the end of the screw (unthreaded on the end) goes in far enough to hold the yoke. From reading, I expected there to be a...

Thanks for the replies! There is, indeed, a star stamped after the serial # on the butt. Under the left grip there is a B in a small square (oriented like a diamond). There is also the numbers 646 with a small round stamping slightly below the 6 and 4 - kinda like 6.46. This numerical...

I have a 38/40 Heavy Duty with a 5"barrel. The right Magna grip is also stamped with the serial number. The serial # is 480XX (x's mine). Thanks for any help! I would also appreciate your thoughts on the bluing. The bluing is a deep, heavy blue that is very well done. It shows little sign...

Here's a picture of the back of the holster.

I recently purchased S&W pre-war 38/44 Heavy Duty (N-frame) that came with a holster I haven't been able to identify. It is a black leather thumb-break holster with a factory belt slot patch sewn into the backside. In the belt slot patch there is a logo that looks something like an anvil with...

Doug - thanks!

I didn't disbelieve anyone. I was asking in order to understand how they knew so that I would be able to identify things myself. There's a big difference between imagination and curiosity. Simply not true. I was asking to learn - not to question. Not true. Please read the 7th post in...