Help again, S&W 32 long revolver Hand ejector

[S&W-Keeper]

I need an education.I bought the revolver that I had an earlier post about.I am powerfully confused.It appears to be an I frame according to the SCSW.The serial number 114xx indicates it was made in 1903,04.The part that I don't get is, it is a 4 screw, no screw in front of the triggerguard.The serial number on the barrel, cylinder, and the butt of the frame all match,so it has not been rebarreled.It has the S&W logo on the right side of the frame,32 long on the right side of the barrel, and has the cyl.thumb release.On top of the barrel it has patent dates of Feb.6,06 Sept 14,09 Dec.29,14.When do you think it was made, and is it a second model? Thanks for educating me.

[S&W-Keeper]

I need an education.I bought the revolver that I had an earlier post about.I am powerfully confused.It appears to be an I frame according to the SCSW.The serial number 114xx indicates it was made in 1903,04.The part that I don't get is, it is a 4 screw, no screw in front of the triggerguard.The serial number on the barrel, cylinder, and the butt of the frame all match,so it has not been rebarreled.It has the S&W logo on the right side of the frame,32 long on the right side of the barrel, and has the cyl.thumb release.On top of the barrel it has patent dates of Feb.6,06 Sept 14,09 Dec.29,14.When do you think it was made, and is it a second model? Thanks for educating me.

[Muley Gil]

The earliest Hand Ejectors were 4 screw guns, as they had a different trigger return system.

[opoefc]

Nothing strange about the gun. It's a standard Model of 1903, 2nd model, made in the early 1900s. They made almost 20,000 of these. They are all standard 4 screw "I" frames made in .32 S&W Long caliber, and are the first frames to have the thumb release button. Collectors sometimes forget that the 4 screw frames preceeded the 5 screw versions. Your serial number would indicate a 1904 made gun, however if your barrel has a 1909 patent date, then the barrel has been replaced and the new barrel was stamped with the gun's serial number. Look under the left grip for a date code stamped on the left gripframe, such as 7.06, meaning a repair was done in July 1906. That would be when the barrel was replaced, if the factory did the work. If no date code, then the barrel replacement was probably done outside the factory. Good Luck.