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You'd have to chase me out of here with a stick to get me off this forum. Thanks - Jim

Just as a follow-up to Ed's kind previous post here, I'm can now say officially that I've taken a job as Director of the NFM. Here's a link to the posting in the Lounge, to the page where I 'splain what's going on: http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/500103904/m/3081017223/p/4...

Just as a follow-up to Ed's kind previous post here, I'm can now say officially that I've taken a job as Director of the NFM. Here's a link to the posting in the Lounge, to the page where I 'splain what's going on: http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/500103904/m/3081017223/p/4...

This is a project of exceptional vision & scope, and we all owe a huge debt to Ray & Sheryl Cheely for their remarkable donation of time, effort and resources to make this a reality. I know of nothing remotely comparable in the field of historical firearms research. Membership in the...

What cflier says makes sense to me. Best of luck on the gun. - Jim

The NRA is aware of this issue, and it is on it's very long "to do when possible" list. I've been pushing it via the NRA Gun Collector Committee for about 10 years. However, the NRA tends to focus it's limited resources on the biggest & most vital firearms issues (appropriately so, in my...

congrats! That's a really nice Schofield. - Jim

Lefty, the grid appears on page 55 of SCSW3, along w/ a discussion of percentage rating. My observation that some sophisticated collectors, especially those who focus strongly on condition, use their own shorthand when referring to condition percentage that really has little to do w/ the...

Ed, did you mean to say the majority of 1891 Single Shots were in nickel? I would certainly have guessed that the great majority were blue from my informal observations. I also would guess that 1891 REVOLVERS might be slightly more common in nickel than blue. Whaddaya think? Youse other...

Come to the Dark Side, Stephen..... I see a nice Schofield in your future....

It's a Model One, 2nd issue, handsome looking gun, congrats. Silver on the brass frame is a standard finish, and it will indeed tarnish darker & darker to almost black over the years. I'd strong suggest you not wipe off any more tarnish, that dimishes collector's value & the authentic...

Mike, try posting pix here & we'll help you i.d. it. If you have detail pix of any Japanese markings, they will help too. -- Jim

The NM3 was available w/ the triggerguard spur as an optional feature, and iirc, many (possibly all) of the 1st Ahearns Japanese Navy shipment had them. (I think the 1st JN shipment also generally has the non-standard 7" barrel & the wavy anchor markings). All 2nd & 3rd Russians had them, but...

Thanks Bill, that's a great help, especially on the relative rarity. I notice that Mike's gun is also on your list of 5" 1950 Target 45s, very neat. I failed to mention the 5" 1950 Target .45 is in .45 Colt. It's in a 2 pc. maroon box w/ the s/n and "COLT" grease penciled on the bottom, right...

Thanks to all, I appreciate the insights & assistance. Mike, I always try to letter unusual guns when time allows. Like you, I think it's a wonderful service, and certainly the best bargain in gun collecting. I'm not asking the forum to validate the authenticity of these pieces. My...

I'm sorting through a very nice collection of S&W's, and have come across some N frames in what I believe are scarce barrel length configurations. * Model 1950 .45 Target (Pre-Mod. 26) , s/n S93927. Four inch (4") barrel. The barrel is numbered to the gun, and markings appear properly...

I'm sorting through a very nice collection of S&W's, and have come across some N frames in what I believe are scarce barrel length configurations. * Model 1950 .45 Target (Pre-Mod. 26) , s/n S93927. Four inch (4") barrel. The barrel is numbered to the gun, and markings appear properly...

yep, Digi - that's from the postcard. It's an old postcard with this fellow on the front with the photo cropped in a heart shape. I picked it up on ebay a couple years ago (only thing I've ever bought on ebay, i think) from someone in one of those -kystan former soviet countries. I'd be...

Hey G.B.! Do you know anything more about that image? I bought a card off ebay a while back w/ that photo in a heart on the front (sort of looks like yours had the same treatment from the point on the bottom of the image). Do you know anything about the gent pictured, or the cards? I was...

Dinguss, a 2nd/3rd Russian stock will be VERY tough to find and VERY expensive. Even the European made copies (I have the impression there are period copies & more recent copies) are tough to find & expensive. A possible alternative -- if I recall correctly, stocks for New Model #3's are very...