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02-04-2017, 10:29 PM
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Need info on a .32 hammerless gun
I inherited a Smith & Wesson .32 hammerless gun with the serial number of 4494. Does anyone know what it is worth?
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02-05-2017, 12:36 AM
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Welcome to the Forum Jacksonnn!
You have a '1st Model' 32 Safety Hammerless or the New Departure as S&W called them. It's a low SN and could be a 1st year (1888) production Gun.
It does look like the Gun may have been Refinished at some point which does affect value but those Stocks are very unusual. Normally Black or Brown, occasionally Red Mottled and I've heard of Green Mottled, but this colour is new to me. There will be someone along who is more informed about unusual variations with Stocks and their Values. It will also make a difference if the Stocks are Numbered to the Gun or were added later. They made a lot of these so they have to be in exceptional condition to be valuable - or a rare variant.
If your Gun had plain Black Stocks and assuming it's fully functional and has a reas. Bore; I'd say it might be worth $150, but your Bone Coloured Stocks could well change that.
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02-05-2017, 10:20 AM
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I believe those stocks are aftermarket replacements. I have a pair for a K Frame. I can't recall the company name but I think are still available.
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02-05-2017, 11:51 AM
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Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass! I believe Jay Scott made some plastic grips like that. It appears those are made for an I frame gun which has a smaller grip frame. I believe that's why they fit poorly at the top. Anyway, I agree with Russ on the value. S&W made hundreds of thousands of these guns and, unless they are brand new in the box, they don't bring much at sale.
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02-05-2017, 09:01 PM
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I think your right. I took off the stocks and the had the word Chicago on them.
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02-05-2017, 09:04 PM
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Picture of serial number
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02-05-2017, 09:24 PM
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Mr. Jackson, nice little gun, little value. Man, that pic was worthless. Wink. Best
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Welcome to the Forum. I like the short model name that Roy Jinks and many collectors use for your revolver and that is 32 Safety, 1st Model. It is chambered for 32 S&W ammunition and would have definitely been made and shipped in 1888.
I think those stocks are for a 32 Double Action revolver, which is smaller than the 32 Safety grips, because they do not fit at the top. I believe they are Franzite and were very popular in the post-WWII era. Sold by Sports Inc., out of Chicago, who also manufactured the stocks. Not sure when the company started making them, but they were all made of early plastic materials and may have started in the late 1930s.
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