RainDodger
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I originally posted this in a different forum, but then I figured the S&W guys might like to see these also... so if you read this elsewhere, please forgive...
R.
Ok, a family history story condensed into a one-liner. Very close family friend 92+ years old, not doing well in hospital. Wife asks me to please pick up handguns as she does not want them around the house (no safe!). I knew he had one, but not three, and I sure didn't know the details. Here is what I picked up last night.... details below the poor phone picture - I can do better later....
The middle one is a 2" Model 36 (no dash) that may have been shot a few times. There are not even any turn marks on the cylinder.
The top one is a 3" Model 36 (no dash), new in the box, never fired. Perfect, no turn marks on the cylinder.
The bottom one is a 6" Model 14-2, new in the box, never fired. Perfect, no turn marks on the cylinder.
The two in-the-box unfired ones still have the factory goo all over them. Not sure when he bought them, but he's the original owner. It's rare that you see a 3" Model 36... especially one that's never been fired. I just had to show someone these pictures.
Update: I've cleaned and inspected all of these since the original post. I can find no evidence that any of these have ever been fired. The 2" Model 36 has some handling marks and was stored in a holster for years, but the 3" and the 6" Model 14 are new-in-the-box.
All have the original serialized grips and it was clear they had never been off the guns.
R.
Ok, a family history story condensed into a one-liner. Very close family friend 92+ years old, not doing well in hospital. Wife asks me to please pick up handguns as she does not want them around the house (no safe!). I knew he had one, but not three, and I sure didn't know the details. Here is what I picked up last night.... details below the poor phone picture - I can do better later....
The middle one is a 2" Model 36 (no dash) that may have been shot a few times. There are not even any turn marks on the cylinder.
The top one is a 3" Model 36 (no dash), new in the box, never fired. Perfect, no turn marks on the cylinder.
The bottom one is a 6" Model 14-2, new in the box, never fired. Perfect, no turn marks on the cylinder.
The two in-the-box unfired ones still have the factory goo all over them. Not sure when he bought them, but he's the original owner. It's rare that you see a 3" Model 36... especially one that's never been fired. I just had to show someone these pictures.
Update: I've cleaned and inspected all of these since the original post. I can find no evidence that any of these have ever been fired. The 2" Model 36 has some handling marks and was stored in a holster for years, but the 3" and the 6" Model 14 are new-in-the-box.
All have the original serialized grips and it was clear they had never been off the guns.
