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A pre model marked K32 should buy you at least 2 16-4s! There were 3630 K32s made in 27 years of (long gone) production! This status puts most of the remaining K32s in the hands of collectors! In regard to the 16-4 guns, there are many still floating around on the for sale & auction sites...

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Here is my Trifectia! It took me a long time to find the 4". All three were orphans so I put them in a proper case. jcelect

You have a great piece that many newer collectors collect. They were made in 4", 6", & 8 3/8" barrel lengths for standard production. There have been many 3" models made in limited production runs. The early production guns had a "N" serial number prefix before going to the "ABC" serial...

Thanks for the link! That appears to have a side plate on both sides and the cyl release on top, which would make it a switch hitter! But where is the hammer spur? That looks more like a model 42! ? ! This old man is totally confuzzzzzed! jcelect

Not totally true! As stated above the grips in question are for the Bodyguard. The Centennials have a higher horn and also the washer in the back, used for the grip orientation in the frame, is smaller in dia.! Here are the different grips mounted. The top is standard J frame on a...

"Over stamping" was a common practice! 642=over stamped 042

I own Terrier #67243 in its original Red Box

Something to try! Use one of the chamber inserts from the Jet, a 22 short blank, and insert your pellet. Or just shoot 22 shorts with the chamber inserts. jcelect

Having reloaded for 40+yrs, I have had squib loads! This usually results in the end of the shooting session and retiring to the shop to clear the stuck bullet! However, on one of these experiences I fired a 44 mag, close to max load, heard and felt the squib! I laid the gun down and...

This is the case liners used for the first mod 57s. It has been said it was used for the first-year of production, however from my database it appears to have been used for about the first 6 months of production. The covering is a blue Velour cloth over a high-density foam rubber bottom...

Most of the stories are of bids being out bid while asleep in the chair after supper, bid way over market price, and "too rich for my blood"! This story is of my last mod 53 Jet auction. The bidding started as usual, very low, so I jumped in and made the bid 4digits! I did not expect my...

The original Harvey K-Chuk used .224" dia bullets. Jim Harvey would convert a customer's 22 cal gun to the K-Chuk or build a gun from a new S&W mod 17. jcelect

New Jet owners! DO NOT shoot old discontinued Remington factory Jet ammo! This is what will happen to your barrel with very few rounds down the barrel! This erosion probably will not affect you accuracy out to about 50yds. However, at 100yds you will have a better pattern than a group...

As a mod 53, 22 Rem Jet, shooter I have learned to look for barrel erosion when buying a gun! This is caused by unburnt powder leaving the brass as the bullet is moving into the barrel. To the OP. From your picture, I can see barrel erosion on the breach face. After you replace the barrel...

S&W made the mistake of offering the "new" 327 cartridge on a J frame gun! If they had introduced the 327 Mag in a K frame offering, it would probably still be in the lineup of offerings! I am a J frame collector, and I have the 632 in the 327 Fed Mag, but hate shooting it in the 327 Fed Mag...

To the OP! Your question has no definite answer without a ship date and then it is anyone's educate guess. The case pictured above was introduced sometime in 1979. The next question would be the number of cases, of the preceding style, waiting to be shipped as S&W used all available stock...

I maintain a database on the "S" serial prefix guns. I have 4K+ numbers for ALL the N frame models and much of this data was obtained from shipping invoices! A prototype 44Mag was built on S121836 but the lowest production serial number I have is S130646 on 20 Apr 56. Mr Jinks stated...

Here are my three pairs of Curt's creation! These are all smooth Presentation type in with Coke shaping! I think checkering hides the wood's beauty and these are for show only! jcelect

Here are the variations of the mod 36. Top 3" heavy barrel, Middle 3" standard barrel, Third row 2" guns, Bottom 2" Chief's Special Target, and there were 213 3"HB Chief's Special Targets made! jcelect