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Colt was famous for not wanting to promote a competitor's name when marking a barrel for a caliber that included a brand name other than Colt. I am not certain that they would have recorded the rimfire SAAs as 44 Henry even if it was the same cartridge. It's very possible that they could be the...

I mailed an antique Double Action 44 to a member of this forum in Canada last year through USPS. I put "Antique S&W" on the customs form. It was no hassle on my end, but I understand it did spend some time in purgatory of Canadian customs. However, he did eventually receive it.

Since this is posted in the antique section, the assumption is he isn't dealing with a hammer block, but I agree with using the handle of a screwdriver to tap it gently.

It wasn't too hard to find. The photos aren't great, but there's no question it's been refinished. It's definitely one I'd want to see in person before dropping any large sum of money.

45acp makes a lot of sense in a revolver for all the reasons previously stated. OTOH, a 40 S&W revolver is an answer to a question no one asked.

Last bump. Price dropped to $525 shipped.

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I don't know that you can be 100 percent sure, so it might come down to the price and your gut feeling.

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I don't dispute any of the comments about caring for these grips, but a closer examination of the photos will reveal that one panel is already severely damaged. Of course, it's advisable to do no additional harm.

For sale: A scarce blued 38 Single Action 2nd Issue chambered in 38 S&W in very good condition. 4-inch barrel with excellent bore and chambers. Retains about 70 percent original bluing with highest wear on grip straps and muzzle. Serial number 81729 is matching on barrel, latch, cylinder and...

The first thing I would try is clamping it between two smooth-faced vice jaws to see if you can get enough of the bend out of it to function properly.

I saw this gun for sale too and came here to start a thread asking the same question. Glad it is already being discussed.

The spur is very obviously riveted onto the trigger guard. Not factory.

Based on the crossed swords, I would take a wild guess at Turkish/Ottoman. Do you know what caliber it is?

Choose to not obey her and let us know how it works out for you!

Covering the grip frame serial number is not a crime. If it was, every set of rubber Packmayr grips would come with a felony conviction. Why do people make up this stuff?

I'd love the find one for even close to $3K. The one we are discussing in this thread was listed online for $6800, although I don't know what the OP actually paid.

I agree that it would be quite foolish today to destroy a collectible condition US issued Schofield by making a WF clone out of it. But I don't doubt that there was a time in the not-too-distant past when it was considered desirable to add a WF mark to an already cut down Schofield to increase...

David Chicoine's S&Ws of the Old West book is another good source on the early Americans.