44 hand ejector

[rich davis]

checking for a friend
he is looking at a .44 hand ejector made in 1908. the listing says fitted with a king super rib. it looks like the vented python rib.
any help please

thank you

rich davis

 

[Summersteel]

Sounds like a triple lock. We've seen a couple of these around before.
What do you want to know? Value will be condition-based, generally, unless it has some known unique provenance. Do you have any pictures of it that you can post? Blue or nickel? Barrel length?

 

[Muley Gil]

That should be a Triple Lock.

We need pictures give an educated value.

 

[rich davis]

no pictures. it is blue with a 61/2 bbl. i havent seen that type of rib on any smithe before. that was his main question,

thank you for the responses

rich davis

 

[DARE]

D W King Sight Co made sights and ribs for S&W revolvers. Probably the gun in question went to King at some point in its life for modification.

 

[SVT28]

I'd be on that like a duck on a June bug if I were your friend. Especially assuming he is in Cali.

As others have said, pics will help!

SVT28

 

[Muley Gil]

King was known to add those ribs to handguns, Colts and Smith & Wessons.

 

[quinn]

If your friend is no longer interested, please be so kind as to PM me with the location of the gun in question. If real, it would look great in my collection!

 

[rich davis]

my friend is in texas. i think he saw it in a auction book. i didnt think it came from smith with that rib attached. at first i thought it was a ron power ppc rib it rons were much bigger.
again

thank you

rich davis

 

[bruce5781]

If your friend is no longer interested, please be so kind as to PM me with the location of the gun in question. If real, it would look great in my collection!

Randy, check PM

 

[S&W ucla]

There were a few gunsmiths who built ribbed guns similar to Kings. King guns were clearly marked on the rib and were the highest quality work. Good luck, wish I had one

 

[Kinman]

I consider a King adjustment a very positive attribute. One of the biggest mistakes I made concerning firearms was letting a Colt Officer's Match Special .38 with full King treatment slip out of my hands in a trade for a brand spanking new Colt Trooper and box of Super Vel's. To this day I have never fired a more accurate .38 special revolver, my Model 52 is more accurate.

 

[Hondo44]

If it's truly from 1908 it would be a very collectible S&W Model of 1908 .44 Hand Ejector Military New Century also known as the Triple lock model. Only something under 15,000 were made in .44 Spl.

To many collectors the modifications decrease the value, especially if it's a factory original target model. To a smaller potential market King modifications enhance the collectability. Any value is subject to the condition of course.

 

[TheTinMan]

If it's truly from 1908 it would be a very collectible S&W Model of 1908 .44 Hand Ejector Military New Century also known as the Triple lock model. Only something under 15,000 were made in .44 Spl.

To many collectors the modifications decrease the value, especially if it's a factory original target model. To a smaller potential market King modifications enhance the collectability. Any value is subject to the condition of course.

I know in Colt collector land, some view the King modifications as a negative while others (like me) see them as either equal to or better than stock. For example, I jumped on this Shooting Master 357 in part because of the King rear sight and hammer:
D.W. King sights on Colt Shooting Master
I'm also looking for a 1930s Colt Officers Model 38 Heavy Barrel with the full King upgrades.

However, I'd prefer a 44 Hand Ejector from 1908 in stock form personally. It all depends on the gun.