S&W Lemon Squeezer- year of production?

SmittiSA · Jul 8, 2015

Hi,

I have one question concerning about the exact year of production:

"Smith & Wesson 1st Model Safety Hammerless .32 cal" - top break and so called lemon squeezer.

The serial number is 100XX. Is the year of production before 1890?

Thanks!

tpamdx1 · Jul 8, 2015

I have a .32 Top Break Safety Hammerless 1st Model with serial number in the 41xxx range and was told it's shipment date was approximately 1892. The date range for this model is 1888 to 1902 and serial number range is 1 to 91417. So based on your relatively low serial number, I'm "estimating" that yours was shipped prior to 1890. Someone with more expertise will probably reply later with a more exact dating.

glowe · Jul 8, 2015

Welcome to the Forum. Your revolver would have shipped around 1901. The antique date serial number cut-off for the 32 Safety is 91,400.

Please see my correction below.

dickydalton · Jul 8, 2015

His being in the 10,000 range make it antique.

glowe · Jul 8, 2015

CORRECTION: I misread your serial number as 100,XXX, so at 10,XXX you certainly have an antique that shipped in the late 1880s.

Steelwimp · Jul 13, 2015

I just picked up a .32 Safety Hammerless. SN 1840XX. Will post pics soon as can get my photographic act together. Anyone have a reasonably close DOB? Thanks

glowe · Jul 14, 2015

Steelwimp said:
I just picked up a .32 Safety Hammerless. SN 1840XX. Will post pics soon as can get my photographic act together. Anyone have a reasonably close DOB? Thanks

Looks like it would have shipped around 1911 - 1912, so is a "modern" firearm.

SmittiSA · Jul 31, 2015

Thank You.

Askeladden · Aug 4, 2015

SmittiSA said:
Hi,

I have one question concerning about the exact year of production:

"Smith & Wesson 1st Model Safety Hammerless .32 cal" - top break and so called lemon squeezer.

The serial number is 100XX. Is the year of production before 1890?

Thanks!

You wouldn't happen to be Norwegian would you? Since 1890 is the cut-off date for antiques in Norway.

I've found a factory letter that would indicate that they produced at least up to 20000 revolvers in first production year.

HiCap · Sep 1, 2015

I just acquired a Lemon squeezer 3 1/2" S/N 132607. I figure the manufacture date as somewhere just south of 1910. Am I correct?

HiCap

Wiregrassguy · Sep 1, 2015

HiCap, a .32 Safety Hammerless would be the 2nd model from around 1906. A .38 SH would be the 4th Model and would have shipped around 1900.

HiCap · Sep 1, 2015

Thank you, Guy. My dad gave me one in the 1940's and then, when I was in the Army, sold it. NYC was a hassle even then , even for a man with connections. Anyhow, a friend of mine just got me the one I wrote about. Going to shoot it tomorrow. Old time sake.

HiCap

gmborkovic · Sep 1, 2015

My Golly, they sure did make a lot of these little guys. What was the retail sale price in 1896 with a box of ammo. Say in New York City.

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