A Herd of S&W Model 1's

[Club Gun Fan]

Thought I would share some pics of my first first-3, this was restored from my late Father's parts box in mid the 90's. He challenged me to make something of it.
We repaired the barrel, hinge on frame, mfg the side plate, grips, cyl bolt, hammer spur, cylinder plate/ratchet, springs etc. Dave Burghoff had an original hammer.
It now functions as it should.

Then I wanted a gutta purcha case and couldn't afford that either. Vern Ecklund gave me a pair of panels ( i think he made these for SWCA trophies at one time) for Christmas and he also challenged me to make something from them. I made the rest of the case from maple including the bullet block, mfg the hinges and catches. Dave Burghoff made me the top impressed velvet liner, and we used old velvet dress fabric from Salvation Army.

Thought the group might like to see this project and story.
Happy New Year to all and hopefully 2021 will be better!
Michael Duffy

Michael
Looks like you got your restoration skills from your dad.
Very nice!

 

[lwood92]

Love your picture, Mike.

Here is my 1-1-1. This picture is from my single-action display at the 2019 SWCA symposium in Dallas.

 

[mmaher94087]

BTTT. I'm late to the party as I'm travelling and using a borrowed computer but I'll add my congratulations to Mike for his collection. These are my favorites and I have a soft spot especially for the 1-1-1 series of oval frames.

 

[Exmilcop]

With the stupid gun laws up here in Canada, if I had one of those pistols, I'd have to register it since it's in a currently manufactured caliber. Yet, my mod.1-1/2 in .32rf. is legal to buy and own without a license or registration. Nuts, eh?

 

[first-model]

With the stupid gun laws up here in Canada, if I had one of those pistols, I'd have to register it since it's in a currently manufactured caliber. Yet, my mod.1-1/2 in .32rf. is legal to buy and own without a license or registration. Nuts, eh?

I reached out to the RCMP some years back, to inquire if an antique exception could be made for early .22 rimfire revolvers. The answer I received was a resounding "no," and the only thing missing was the plaintive cry that "its for the children."

That said, I imagine that there's more than a few Model 1's in Canadian collections, and their owners have no idea what a carnal sin they're committing.

Mike