66-1 commemoratives

[Mrratman]

Here's one that dropped into my lap let's see yours!

 

[minconrevo]

S&W was putting lots of commemorative pistols out the door about that time. From the appearances of the images, looks like this one might have been carried some. Not so sure that S&W necessarily expected this, as in some cases the guns were put together on frames that should not have passed inspection. If you are going to actually carry it, be sure to do a full inspection, including under the side plate. I'm writing from personal experience. One I acquired likewise had been toted a little and didn't work quite right. On my inspection, it required a significant number of Powers hammer and trigger washers to make up for some rather poor factory machine work that left a lot of frame metal missing.

If you are not going to carry it, don't worry about it. These commemorative have a neat history. Enjoy your Mod 66!

 

[PatriotX]

…(snip)…I'm writing from personal experience. One I acquired likewise had been toted a little and didn't work quite right. On my inspection, it required a significant number of Powers hammer and trigger washers to make up for some rather poor factory machine work that left a lot of frame metal missing.

If you are not going to carry it, don't worry about it. These commemorative have a neat history. Enjoy your Mod 66!

Why would someone carry and use a gun that didn’t work from the factory?

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

Why would someone carry and use a gun that didn’t work from the factory?

Presentation handguns tend to be shown off in Presentation Cases or in museum settings not in a holster working the Graveyard Shift in a Housing Project.

 

[colt_saa]

Congratulations on the new addition to the family

I own several Model 66s that are commemorative, but truthfully I don't bother paying attention to engineering revisions, so I have no idea if they are -1s or not

125th Anniversary

50th Anniversary

Not a commemorative but an unissued duty revolver

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[minconrevo]

Why would someone carry and use a gun that didn’t work from the factory?

Most S&W revolvers that are somewhat factory defective can be addressed in the field to work 100%. I would agree that should not happen, but factories are not perfect, because humans work there.

I've only gotten hold of ONE S&W L frame that could not be fixed due to poor frame machine work. It should never have left the mothership. Zip it went back to the selling FFL. The FFL told me it was already resold to a service member returning from deployment; GRR! OTOH, I've handled many S&W revolvers that were 100% as they were. Even own one 66 that is as perfect a factory effort as any I've seen.

 

[Mrratman]

S&W was putting lots of commemorative pistols out the door about that time. From the appearances of the images, looks like this one might have been carried some. Not so sure that S&W necessarily expected this, as in some cases the guns were put together on frames that should not have passed inspection. If you are going to actually carry it, be sure to do a full inspection, including under the side plate. I'm writing from personal experience. One I acquired likewise had been toted a little and didn't work quite right. On my inspection, it required a significant number of Powers hammer and trigger washers to make up for some rather poor factory machine work that left a lot of frame metal missing.

If you are not going to carry it, don't worry about it. These commemorative have a neat history. Enjoy your Mod 66!

Came out of the collection of a friend that passed , he was a collector and avid shooter so I know Les took it to the range some , It came with the original box papers and tools as well as a S&W made holster. I pulled it apart looked over the internals gave the appropriate parts some polish and a set of wolf springs shoots like a dream one of my most accurate one ragged hole in the target from a rest at fifty feet it can shoot more accurately than I can hold.

 

[silicosys4]

I had a chicago pd commemorative 66-1, nice gun, had an officers badge number stamped on it, so it was actually purchased and carried by a member of the force.