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Thumb Latches on 32 HE's
The cylinder release on my 32 HE, SN: 693005 has a flat latch. BTW it shipped March 1960. Slow moving 32's. Would a 32 HE, SN: 56XXXX have a standard latch? Asking for a friend. 
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Mine in the 550XXX range has a “normal” thumb piece. FWIW.
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The cylinder release on my 32 HE, SN: 693005 has a flat latch. BTW it shipped March 1960. Slow moving 32's. Would a 32 HE, SN: 56XXXX have a standard latch? Asking for a friend. |
There is a very good write-up on I-frame revolvers in the SCSW 4th Edition by James Carter that details the features of the various I-frames, Improved I-frames and New I-frames (model of 1953). Jim states that the flat latch first appeared in very late Improved I-frame revolvers, and beginning with the New I-frame model of 1953, flat latches were used until discontinued in 1966.
I have a .32 HE, sn 654621, shipped June 1957 (New I-frame) with flat latch. I have .32 RP, sn 594084, shipped January 1953 (Improved I-frame) with standard latch.
Your 56xxxx would be an Improved I-frame with the standard latch. I hope James comes along to correct anything I said that might be incorrect.
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Thank you both. Very informative. I'll have to reread that brown section in SCSW, pg. 144.
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Here’s a post war (1949ish) 32 HE snub, an unimproved I frame along with an RP Target from about the mid ‘30s. I call them “Mutt & Jeff”.  . Note similarities in thumb latches.
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Here’s a post war (1949ish) 32 HE snub, an unimproved I frame along with an RP Target from about the mid ‘30s. I call them “Mutt & Jeff”. . Note similarities in thumb latches.
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I have heard those referred to as double pinch.
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Here are 4 of them from various dates
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596038 January 1953
32HE 2 Inch (3).jpg
655265 October 1957
32 HE SN655265 (3).jpg
630091 August 1955
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