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Just came in. I could use a born on date. five digit numbers. c prefix 2631x. Very well taken care of with all matching numbers. DSCN1435.jpg
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03-07-2015, 03:17 PM
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Since the 'C' prefix started in 1948, yours is probably no later than '49.
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Sorry I can't help you with a date, but wanted to congratulate you on the find. Very nice looking snubby! I want one just like it!
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1949 is my guess also. Very nice, early "C" prefix you have there. I would be pleased to own it, Congrats.
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Gorgeous !
I'm jealous.
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The closest SN on my list is C339xx which shipped in late December 1948.
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That's a real beauty, thanks for sharing.
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Very, very nice. That's been a safe queen for quite a few years. Very early post war.
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Great looking snub Mike! I've been looking for these recently. It's funny how my taste change when it comes to S&W revolvers. I recently picked up this early long action. Now I need to find a short action like yours. That looks to be in great shape!
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That's a peach Mike. When you get tired of fondling that one,give me a buzz!
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Wow, they're just growing on trees these days.
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Great looking snub Mike! I've been looking for these recently. It's funny how my taste change when it comes to S&W revolvers. I recently picked up this early long action. Now I need to find a short action like yours. That looks to be in great shape!
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These are beauties, what is the difference between long action & short action? I keep looking at the photo's but can't tell. Thanks
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The instant tell is the differences in the shapes of the respective hammers. Look at the pictures and you will see it.
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The instant tell is the differences in the shapes of the respective hammers. Look at the pictures and you will see it.
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Thank you sir - I just did see that.
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Jeff, Those transition snubs are selling for some nice change $ now a days. Would love to find one with a round butt. FT you never know where this snub could end up. Its a warmer climate in S.C. It might like it there.
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They are neat guns. This one followed me home recently. It had N frame grips on it . I swapped them for preWar grips and love the classic look. The snubs with the half moon front sights just take you to a time when the good guys and bad guys wore suits and fedoras.
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"...take you to a time when the good guys and bad guys wore suits and fedoras."
Mainly in the movies.
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Jeff, Those transition snubs are selling for some nice change $ now a days.
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Tell me about it. This one was more than I wanted to spend but I wanted it.
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All right. I just compared my gun (666xxx) with the pictures, and it is a long action. Short action has a different shape hammer spur with a dip in it.
But what is the difference between a short and a long action. Not HOW TO TELL THEM APART BY LOOKING - what's the difference?
Does the hammer come back further on a long action (that's what it sounds like). Is a long action smoother? Is a short action smoother? I know I've read that one is smoother than the other, but don't recall which it is.
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"...take you to a time when the good guys and bad guys wore suits and fedoras."
Mainly in the movies.
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Okay....they take you to a time when good guys and bad guys wore suits and fedoras in the movies .
Simply put, the 2" half moon front sight snubs simply have such a cool classic look to them.....even if heavily influenced by the film industry.
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"Does the hammer come back further on a long action (that's what it sounds like). Is a long action smoother?"
1. The hammer travel is longer with the old style. The short action is sometimes called the "High Speed Hammer" essentially meaning that the lock time is less, theoretically making it a little more accurate. Hammers are not interchangeable, and positioning is different.
2. Many feel the old long action has a smoother DA pull.
The design change occurred in early 1948.
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Thank you.
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Looking at the hammers, the hard-rubber round butt is a long action, the ivory square butt is a short action. But what about the wood round butt? Its hammer is different from both of the others.
Or am I being deceived by shadow/gun-position?
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Looking at the hammers, the hard-rubber round butt is a long action, the ivory square butt is a short action. But what about the wood round butt? Its hammer is different from both of the others.
Or am I being deceived by shadow/gun-position?
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I think it should be the same as the one on the right, it's just the shadow. It's also a long action.
I haven't lettered it yet but I'm certain it's a pre-war finished post war, like the one on the right (which was then modified by a mystery gunsmith who I highly suspect was Pachmayr).
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