5" N-frames (lots of pictures)

One more 29-2 cut t 5". Great thread.
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and a 5"27-2
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Here's my Pre 29 5"..............

It shipped as a 4", had an un-numbered 6 1/2" barrel included in the deal when I bought it. So I shortened the 6 1/2" barrel, here she is as a 5".
 

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"I'm mighty fond of those 5" N frames also. I have a Triple Lock, a 2nd model, two 3rd models, and a converted M27-all in .44 Special. I have a 5" .32-20 M&P and a 5" Colt Official Police .32-20 too.

Duh. I forgot about my M544, 5" in .44-40.
 
I haven't shown this guy for a while, so I'll trot him out again. A 1934 Heavy Duty with Grashorn stags. This strikes me as the perfect western lawman's gun of the 1930s and 1940s. (Though nuestro amigo Dave might think it has to be a .44 to deserve that label.)

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Here's A Few.....

Model 25-7 in 45LC

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A 27-2

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A RM with humpback, circa 1939, wearin' his stags

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not an Nframe, but a 5" M & P

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My only 5" N is this pre-29 four screw which I'm sure started life with a longer barrel. The serial number in the ejector housing has a diamond after and there is a rework date from 1963; so, I'm guessing S&W did the work. Someday when money isn't so damn tight I'll get this gun lettered; but, it is on my never part with list and I'm not sure a letter matters to me that much.

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November 1953

This 357 Magnum is the gun that started my affinity for the 5" barrels. It shipped in November of 1953:
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Oh Man that November 1953 is sweet thats my birth month and year.
 
Nedroe, that 5" RM stopped my heart for a second. Ya aught to warn us something like that is coming up! (LOL)

29-1, I'm not usually a fan of the M29 but that one is awesome! (smile)

Someone asked about my cut down barrels. Two of them (2nd Model HE and the M24-3) were already done when I got them. The 1955 was done by a good friend of mine who is a gunsmith with a strong affinity for S&W revolvers (SWCA member). He does the job like the factory, pinning the ramp to the rib, then pinning the front sight to the ramp. If you want the pins polished flat then it requires a re-blue. He's sort of retired (smile) so he doesn't want his contact info on the net but he said I can PM his contact info for folks from this forum.

Dave
 
Sorry, Dave T, But......

here he is again, modelin' some of his other shoes.

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REG 4752 May 1939 to the Evansville Board of Public Works & Safety, Evansville, IN. One of 13 in the shipment.


Ned
 
Something a bit different

Here is a Model 27 converted by Bowen to 44 Special.

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Here is a Colt New Service in 38-40 with a 4.5" barrel. They didn't make a 5". It was made in 1918 but certainly doesn't look its age.

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Keith
 
Here is one of my latest acquisitions Smith 27-8 PC. 5" N frame as requested.
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