The S&W .35 Auto model of 1913 is found now and again. Individual rounds of the ammo are very scarce, almost never found (I think they quit making it in the 1930s). Finding a full box of the stuff would be like a violinist snagging a Stradivarius.
Today was my lucky day. I made contact with a cartridge collector who allowed that he might have a box of that old stuff lying around somewhere. He called today. Bonanza! Reading the label on the box, Winchester produced these rounds in October of 1913. The gun itself left the factory in October, 1916.
This has to be the most expensive ammo I've ever purchased. But no matter. The gun and ammo are finally united. I can't wait to go out to the range and shoot it up....
Today was my lucky day. I made contact with a cartridge collector who allowed that he might have a box of that old stuff lying around somewhere. He called today. Bonanza! Reading the label on the box, Winchester produced these rounds in October of 1913. The gun itself left the factory in October, 1916.
This has to be the most expensive ammo I've ever purchased. But no matter. The gun and ammo are finally united. I can't wait to go out to the range and shoot it up....
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