I think I bought a model 30 32 hand ejector model today at a gun show the top of the barrel says smith &wesson springfield mass usa, with pat dates from 94 to 09, say 32 long on side of barrel and ser no 196xxx on butt, it has a 4 in barrel, round butt hard rubber grips, anyone confirm what I have and birth date?

I think I bought a model 30 32 hand ejector model today at a gun show the top of the barrel says smith &wesson springfield mass usa, with pat dates from 94 to 09, say 32 long on side of barrel and ser no 196xxx on butt, it has a 4 in barrel, round butt hard rubber grips, anyone confirm what I have and birth date?

It's not a Model 30, or even a pre-Model 30.
It's a whole lot older. The serial number and barrel patent dates point to a .32 Hand Ejector Model of 1903, 5th Change. (How's that for a mouthful?)
The SCSW3 has these with 3-1/4, 4-1/4 or 6 inch barrels. Produced from 1909 - 1917 in a serial range of 102,501 - c.263,000, so yours is someplace in the middle of the production run.

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Dean
SWCA #680 SWHF #446

thanks for your reply, it locks up tight, but the finish is turning a nice shiny bown patena, but only paid $160 for it.

Dean has nailed it. Be caefull what you shoot in it as it does not have a heat treated cylinder.

thanks,buts its not for shooting, just wanted to give the old boy a good home, hope it does not get into any fights with my colt collection, could get ugly.

Yeah, you've got to hate it when the Colt's get their *** kicked by one new little Smith *S*

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I will protect the old smith by keeping the colts in their corral, but the old guy is calling me, is there much interest in collecting pre WWI smiths? my only other smith is a ex police 4043