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No sooner had I responded "Dunno" yet again to the 532nd email/text/FBmessage asking when SCSW5 would be available than a box load of them showed up on my front porch, proving that they actually do exist and that the slow boat from China has finally arrived. Presumably copies are now available...

Rick & I got our final draft of Standard Catalog of S&W 5th Edition off to Gun Digest for layout and final editing July 1. Thanks to all of you here who contributed info! It should be available in November. I'm still dreaming in Excel, but that should pass.

Thanks for the input for the 5th Ed of SCSW! The book is very much a collaborative effort and Rick & I really appreciate your contributions. I've got the material submitted here through June 2 accumulated and added to the book where appropriate. If you have additional corrections or new...

We could sure use some more reports of triple alpha serial number prefixes on guns made since 2017 for the serial number table in Standard Catalog of Firearms 5th Edition. Get the date from the box label, the fired cartridge case, or S&W Historical Letter or information from the S&W factory...

Posted in this thread was the list below from 1970 indicating which early S&W model frames were made prior to 1899, making them Antiques. Is anyone aware of any more recent information that calls these into question? Note, for example, all New Mod. #3 .38 WCF and all DA .38 WCF models. Thanks...

Rick Nahas has done the heavy lifting on the 5th Ed. with extensive listings of new models and updates on existing models and variations. He's also tackled the herculean task of accumulating Product Codes. We're giving some thought as to how to best report these. We've taken a couple...

Thanks for all the input so far! I'm grinding away on value estimates, trying to hit our June 30 deadline. I rely heavily on auction sold value reports (esp. RIA, Amoskeag, Poulin, & Morphy), plus the very helpful information submitted by Sarah15 guns and SWCA members at the Symposium...

Does anyone know of any sales on these N-Frames? Model 22 no-dash through 22-3. Model 23 Model 24 no-dash through 24-2 Model 26 no-dash If so, please let me know dash variation, condition, year sold, and price. Here's what we say on each of these in the 4th Edition: MODEL 22 no dash through...

Does anyone know of any actual sales of 32 M&P revolvers? Price realized? Condition of gun? Seller (if public)? Approx. year of sale? If not, does anyone have a knowledgeable guesstimate? I'm having a hard time finding comparables. Thanks - Jim

Rick & I are considering revising the layout of the Performance Center gun listings in the book. We welcome comments on the best way to handle this. CURRENT LAYOUT: In the 4th Edition, Performance Center guns have their own chapter. We attempted to list all PC guns there, although there are...

... especially as applied to Smiths made within the past 20 years or so. I'm inclined not to list values for Poor and Fair condition for recently manufactured models. I don't think guns often get beat up that bad within their first two decades. Has anyone actually bought or sold a recently...

What new books on S&W's have been published since 2016 and should be added to the list of useful references that was published in the 4th edition? Here are the S&W books currently included: Smith & Wesson, 1857 1945 by Robert Neal and Roy Jinks. The History of Smith & Wesson by Roy G. Jinks...

On page 180, there's list of features to consider that may help identify a transitional N frame. It's been suggested that the following be added: - Mixture of SAE threads with earlier leftover parts - Hammer block safety - Thumbpiece variations Are those accurate? Can they be worded better...

How about value updates for S&W "Sight adjustment tools"? Please reply with the model of screwdriver identified by the years listed below, and how many $$$ one in nice condition brings. Here's what we said in the 4th Ed: * 1880 - 1930 - One of the earliest recorded was a screwdriver with a...

Thanks to all of you who have submitted corrections and updates for the 5th edition on the Forum (and at the SWCA Symposium and via email) and to Lee for opening this new forum! YOUR INPUT IS INVITED - Please post here any of the following: * Corrections to the 4th Edition - please include...

Thanks for the responses to my thread asking for gun show tips! I'm still looking for top national (or regional) gun shows to recommend in an article in the 2024 Edition of Standard Catalog of Firearms. I lean towards shows sponsored by collector clubs, with display competitions, but...

I'm thinking about adding a small section about Gun Shows to the front material in the 2024 Edition of Standard Catalog of Firearms. Being a huge advocate of the Tom-Sawyer-Fence-Painting school of writing, I wanted to ask folks here for input. Any thoughts would be welcome. Some specific...

I do love guns with historic attribution. These are a couple of the very few guns I kept when consigning my collection to RIA (the remainder of which will be liquidated at their various auctions over the course of 2023 hint hint nudge nudge wink wink shameless plug). The 2nd Model American...

Does anyone know of magazines for other models that will work in the first Sigma - the Model SW40 F? Thanks - Jim

I'd like to buy a couple magazines for the first Sigma model - SW40F - in .40 S&W. 15 round preferred. Thanks - Jim [email protected]