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I didn't want to take the focus from other threads, so I decided to post this one...I bought this pair of Magnas last weekend from a friend who had marked them as "pre-war"...I think they are most likely post-war, specifically 1952ish, but I was hoping to get some knowledgeable...

Evan describes, packages and ships what he sells in stellar fashion... :D ...Ben

Just trying to up my game a little...:rolleyes:...Ben

I just started this one, I only have a few guns listed so far...I'll add QR codes to all my display cards...Looking for comments or suggestions... S&W Display... Thanks...:)...Ben

An honorable member to deal with...:D...Ben

I've seen much posted lately about whether or not a particular S&W should be lettered...Some see no value unless it's known whether a gun has some historical value...I am an advocate of lettering all guns, because they all have historical value in my view...A case in point arrived today... I...

A very nice young ladyfriend who is a vendor at some of the gun shows locally texted me today to report of a gun stolen from her mother's home...The S&W Model 38 belonged to her late Dad and was supposed to have been passed down to her...She's trying to gather information to add to the police...

It's a fairly recent venue for a gun show, so since I was already helping a buddy with his 5 table endcap, I took an adjoining table and brought a few of my guns...It's open tomorrow also for those in the Lake Conroe area...:cool:...Ben

Ed is not only a man true to his word, but is also hands down the best packer of books I have ever seen...Thanks...:D...Ben

I have very little experience with postwar I-frames, usually just enough to get me in trouble...This was a weekend acquisition taken as part of a multiple buy, and although slightly out of my wheelhouse, I'm rather taken with the little guy...I try to include as much descriptive detail as...

Of today's gun show haul from New Braunfels...The postwar Terrier is in .38 S&W, and has its original numbered Magnas...The prewar Regulation Police is also in .38 S&W and wears its original numbered stocks...The two M&P's are also prewar and the round butt version has its original numbered hard...

Few people can call an N-frame .357 a "little" gun, but a few of them could correctly be known as shorties compared to their longer barreled brethren...I've always had an affinity for the 3 1/2" N-frames, and have acquired a few...This recent buy is the first 3 1/2" Model 27-2 I've ever found...

I received the 9 year old SWHF letter tucked away behind the letter for a gun I bought at a gun show...I have no way to contact the person I bought the gun from, and I do not own the gun for which this letter was written...If you own this gun, post a picture of it showing the S/N, send me a...

Another recent thread posed the question of exactly when S&W began shipping guns with Magna stocks...I can't remember which one, so we can begin anew with this thread...Common knowledge suggests circa 1935...My SWHF letter from historian Don Mundell received today puts the date a bit...

Gary is a top line seller and a gentleman!...:D...Ben

I traded for this old carry piece a couple of weeks ago...Following its spa day at Dunkin Gunwash it became the subject of my summer photo project...Roy puts its debut in society at October 1948, all numbers match...:D...Ben

I got this one last week, and the grips arrived today from the Curt Harlow Magic Emporium...It's undeniably refinished by persons unknown...The letter request is sent, but the S/N suggests 1934 origin...:)...Ben

I was wondering about this...I'll stay with diesel, thank you...:rolleyes:...Ben

USS New Jersey underway after leaving dry dock with fresh paint...:D...Ben https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDGRtAz_tfo

Just to keep my idle hands out of mischief, I decided to document my guns with a new database and some photos...The database is an ongoing project since I've forgotten what little I ever knew about MS Access, and I'm relearning from scratch...I wanted to take the pictures in natural light so I...