Wiregrassguy

Well those above have pretty much covered all the bases on what you have. First made in 1911 as a special order for the Bekeart Gun...

Here is a letter from a pre-war .38/44 I own that might answer a couple of these questions if I am understanding what you are asking...

1910 sounds right. Here is my 5" that shipped in July, 1910 with #47389 and my 6 1/2" refinish, #47736 that did not ship until March 1917

I agreed to let my USMA shipped pre 27 to go to a fellow forum member who is a West Point graduate. I started looking for a replacement...

This one closed last night. I have a weakness for all pre-war target sighted Smiths, but especially the lower production number...

Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass, Bob! Since it has no trademark stamps, it was made sometime from 1917 to 1920/21 when S&W...

Won this poor thing out of a Texas auction. Poor as that was the condition when it arrived. Pictures looked good,and the serial # put in...

My W&K 3rd model #28488, refinished also, but the hammer & trigger doesn't look like they were nickeled, just all of the CCH is gone...

4" 3rd Model (Wolf & Klar) models are difficult to find. It was most likely a law enforcement carried piece in the gulf coast region...

Well darn. That pretty much means I will have to be satisfied with this one. I have a replacement hammer and trigger, but so far I...

Definitely a refinish, the front sight might be modified although can't really tell from the picture, and the stocks may not be correct...

I did not think this gun was worth $1,800. Obviously I was mistaken

Yes. But it was likely in another forum before the mods moved it here.

I’ve only been collecting S&W revolvers for 4-5 years. I have some questions, so decided to post my model 40 centennial. I picked this...

I have a 1905 M&P 4th change. I love it even though it's not pristine. It's quite accurate too. I even know a little oral history about...