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Pondering this question, I checked my Bodyguards and Chiefs Special database, and I haven't logged one of either model with three letters followed by four zeros (e.g., ABC0000). Have you seen any three-letter combination followed by four zeros? Thanks for looking.

Howdy, All, Are the grip frames on a postwar Terrier round butt with a flat mainspring (with strain screw) and a postwar Regulation Police square butt with a flat mainspring the same length? If my information is correct, I believe both guns will have the service type front sight. If you by...

Howdy all, If you have one of these four Chiefs Specials I would like to hear from you to learn the specifics of your model. These four shipped on October 17, 1951, to E. K. Tyron Company in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, along with my serial number 261, which has a service style front sight...

This is my first Chiefs Special built on the three-screw frame, which began on the Airweights in the 52600 serial range. The first known ship date of those is in February 1955, more than a year before S&W converted its other J-frames to the three-screw frame. It's also my first with the new...

I'm a few days early, but I'll be in Dubois, Wyo., for a gun show on his special day -- Saturday, August 17, 2024. A member of the Greatest Generation, and one of those who earned that distinction for his service to our great Republic in World War II. Happy Birthday, sir...

Dubois, Wyoming The annual show will take place at the Headwaters Arts & Conference Center. August 17: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. August 18: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Entry: $5 (children 12 and under are free with an adult) Free parking Food & drinks will be available to purchase. Always a good show. Other...

This Model 60 will be from the last serial range for Model 60s before the R prefix began in May 1969. The production run was low -- only 250 guns. I will also consider a Model 60 from the previous production run: serial range 655001-658000 -- 3,000 guns. Correctly numbered stocks and box+...

I simply couldn't pass this one up. Shipped January 9, 1959 to Piedmont Hardware Company, Inc., in Danville, Virginia. One of two blue Chiefs in the order. $124 A friend said, "Probably used in a crime then thrown into a lake." Hmmm. The action cycles, and the lockup isn't horrible, but...

This is old news for members in attendance, and it's a spur in the side to those who've not yet joined the association. I heard there were 60 displays this year, everything from the first known Smith & Wesson, Model 1 serial number 5 to a table of new Smith & Wesson products, including the...

To avoid resurrecting a four-month-old dinosaur I'm starting a new thread. Jack Webb was Sergeant Joe Friday, and Ben Alexander was his partner, Officer Frank Smith, on the DRAGNET TV show from 1951 through 1959. Back in December, thanks to fzandome, I bought Ben Alexander's Chiefs Special...

A friend who owns a gun shop showed this tool to me last time I was in for a visit. Neither of us know what it is. Please help if you know. Thanks

S&W shipped this one 51 years ago today, also my first anniversary in the United States Air Force. The Chiefs Special went to B.E. Hodgdon in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and I was stationed at Fort George Gordon Meade, Maryland.

Howdy All, Do you own, or have you seen, Model 36 serial number 134590? It was one of two on the invoice shipped to L H Kurtz Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Although the first one on the invoice shipped on September 4, 1958, this one didn't ship till October 15, 1958. I'm eager to know if it is...

I passed through Meeteetse (muh•teet•c) yesterday on my way to Cody to pick up a new Chiefs Special. The tiny town is 30 miles south of Cody, and the entry signs offer the English translation for the Indian name. The background of the city limits sign is the Gros Ventre (Grow Vont -- French...

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Howdy All, I am in search of four Chiefs shipped in June 1954. The serial numbers are 46289, 46301, 46469, and 46472. They are built on the four-screw J-frame with the new ⅛" longer grip frame and the larger, oval trigger guard. They also have the third style flat thumbpiece with 10 ridges...

This is not a safe queen. I've been asked to give the gentleman a fair offer. I want to be fair to him and to me. His phone photos aren't studio quality, but I believe you can get an idea. Thank you.

This is one of my favorite "flash mobs" from the era of Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James -- Madam Secretary delivers the drum sticks early on and can be seen several times through the presentation. Classy Lady. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khQN5ylb3H0

The two photos and captions require no explanation.

In 1949 Jack Webb envisioned Sgt. Joe Friday as a Los Angeles policeman. After several others Webb picked Ben Alexander to play Friday's partner on the radio show, tv show '52-'59, and finally a feature film in '54. S&W must have been a fan. On June 4, 1954, S&W sent seven Chiefs Specials...