RM Vivas
US Veteran
Brain trust - - - ASSEMBLE!!
I'm doing a bit of digging around on the New York Police Target Model Revolvers.
In going through documents it is inevitable that people with use their own shorthand, abbreviations, truncations and other assaults on the English language to save time and ink. The result is that I am only saving documents that --specifically-- say NEW YORK Police Target Model or NEW YORK police Model.
Here's where I need the brain trust help:
There seem to have been fixed sight and target sight M&P's before the war.
What is the difference between:
M&P Target Revolvers
M&P Police Target Model
I have various theories, one of which is based upon the front sight; that the sight width of 1/18" or 1/10" (the norm) may be a deciding factor.
I've also noticed that guns are ordered with no mention of grooved front/back straps and others specifically mention this feature (BTW, RB grooved backstraps should probably have a premium attached for rarity. I found at least one document where S&W say that at the time (1926) they are unable to provide this but may at a later date).
I'm working on a deaccession report for a musket from the NYS museum for a school project so thats keeping me busy but will try to list out my theories and why I think the may have merit.
If anyone has an Police Target Model or New York Police Model or New York Police Target Model information, I'd love to see it here. Article fodder?
Best,
RM Vivas
I'm doing a bit of digging around on the New York Police Target Model Revolvers.
In going through documents it is inevitable that people with use their own shorthand, abbreviations, truncations and other assaults on the English language to save time and ink. The result is that I am only saving documents that --specifically-- say NEW YORK Police Target Model or NEW YORK police Model.
Here's where I need the brain trust help:
There seem to have been fixed sight and target sight M&P's before the war.
What is the difference between:
M&P Target Revolvers
M&P Police Target Model
I have various theories, one of which is based upon the front sight; that the sight width of 1/18" or 1/10" (the norm) may be a deciding factor.
I've also noticed that guns are ordered with no mention of grooved front/back straps and others specifically mention this feature (BTW, RB grooved backstraps should probably have a premium attached for rarity. I found at least one document where S&W say that at the time (1926) they are unable to provide this but may at a later date).
I'm working on a deaccession report for a musket from the NYS museum for a school project so thats keeping me busy but will try to list out my theories and why I think the may have merit.
If anyone has an Police Target Model or New York Police Model or New York Police Target Model information, I'd love to see it here. Article fodder?
Best,
RM Vivas
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