Here are some pictures of my King 5" 38/44 Heavy Duty with a custom set of 3 Panel Ropers from Forum member Schofieldkid81.The HD has a Red Post front sight on a King Reflector base and an Adjustable rear sight with a King White outline blade.I am pretty sure the Humpback Hammer was added by King at the same time the sights where installed and the action job was done.Needless to say the action is buttery smooth,Like the Hammer and Trigger are on Ball Bearings.The 3 Panel Ropers are made from Feathered French Walnut and have Two left Panels,One with a Thumbrest and one without.If you are on the list for a set of Schofieldkid81's Stocks you will receive perfection.I would like to thank Steve for the great Stocks and Jim Fisher for the pictured custom S&W Pistol stands.These Two talented members bring a lot of skill and Knowledge to this great Forum.ENJOY the pictures!

You. Dirty. Dog.

I'm salivating.

I love the blonde color in the stocks at the bottom......stunning.

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Kris
OGCA, NRA LM

Great looking HD and grips!
Bill

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38-44heavyduty.com

The blond color is butternut (the white walnut). I also think its an outdoorsman, not an HD due to the target sights. And I like it too.

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Dick Burg

not an Outdoorsman Dick. It has smooth tangs. It started life as an HD

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Kris
OGCA, NRA LM

Great gun and spectacular stocks!!!

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Richard
Engraved S&W fan

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt

Absolutely beautiful!

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John
S&WCA Life Member

WOW! Stunning perfection.

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Rick
SWCA #2727 , SWHF #435

Good golly that's so fine.

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Halfway and one more step

My first born is yours for the asking...........No, wait.......at his age, you'd find him too expensive to feed.................

WOW! That is simply stunning. Great photography too.

Very Beautiful gun and grips.

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LEX ET ORDO

That is really a wonderful, awesome, package!! The gun is great, but the grips are just the "icing on the cake"! The wood grain, 3 panels, and checking are perfect. Schofieldkid81 has some super talent and will have a busy future.

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Miss My Buddy crsides!!

Thanks for the comments everyone,Steve is a true Craftsman.

That is one nice looking gun, love the short bbl with target sights. Nice find and the grips finished it off. Larry

I will trade you all three of my Yellow Labs. they are really cute!

tom

It doesn't get much better than that, … a dream revolver. Thanks for the great pics and my hat's off to Schofieldkid.

Jerry

410Bore, Could you explain the term "smooth tangs" For me. Thanks, Dave

Allow me,The tangs are the areas of the frame between the Stocks on the front and back.Service Guns like the pictured Heavy Duty had the smooth Tangs,Target Guns like the Outdoorsman used serrated(grooved) tangs.

Got it, Thanks. Amazing revolver!, Dave

So you can get grooved tang and smoothe tang. Did S&W ever make any other kind of tang?

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James Redfield
LM #497

Yes they did,It may get me in trouble with the Mod's if I say it though....

Alex - your HD is very cool and Steve's work is Beautiful.
Thanks for sharing!

So when did the term "backstrap" get changed to "tang"? If your revolver had started it's life as a OD, it would have a 6 groove rear tang? Right??

Super nice package. Was the revolver shipped to king directly from the factory? Or did a individual have the work done by King?

VM-Not sure it ever got changed,Just two different ways to describe the same thing.

Lowhog-I am waiting on my Factory letter.The Gun did come out of CA just about an Hour East of San Francisco.Supposedly the original owner was a member of the Calafornia Highway Patrol.

Yes that would have to be darn close to perfection. I am very impressed and excellent gun!

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SWCA 1646