A New Guy and a Bekeart. A Real One?

[JSR III]

Another factoid that I just noticed while reviewing every thread about Bekeart models that I can find, the logo on MrSurly's gun is on the right side. I own 6 .22/32's from 138,266 to 488,263 and other than one gun with NO logo, all have the small S&W logo on the left side of the gun. Not sure what this means, but another piece of information about 207,998.

 

[jag312]

I have collected information about Frame Serial Number and matching Grip Numbers whenever possible.

Have not learned the serial number range for the THIRD thousand produced.

FIRST thousand 138xxx - 139xxx
SECOND thousand 163xxx - 164xxx

Can anybody supply a serial number between 164xxx and 207xxx ??

Bekeart

22/32 Heavy Frame Target

Start Production 1911 138226 -139257
Jinks p 151 / 1031 pieces?



22/32 Serial Number / Grip Number that I have learned of

138245 / 47
138368 / 111
138437 / 567
138539 / 274
138569 / 683
138583 / ?? Shipped July 20, 1911 - Hartley & Company
138934 / 518
139079 / ?? Shipped September 11, 1911 - Folsom & Company
139254 / 989 Shipped September 15, 1911 - Termusch Fishing and Tackle Company
163198 / ?? Shipped May 1912
163234 / ?? Shipped May 1912
1632xx / 1181
163353 / ?? Shipped May 1912
163373 / 1222 Shipped May 1912
1633xx / 1133
1635xx / 1298
1636XX / 1693
163605 / ?? Shipped in May 1912, but did NOT go to Bekeart.
163662 / 1615 Shipped to Bekeart on June 3, 1912
163698 / ?? did go to Bekeart in June 1912.
163803 / 1546
163908 / 1686
164112 / 2046
164122 / 1858
164xxx / 1869


?? 207998 / 2117 ??

207926 - 208416 shipped to M.W.Robinson in 1914.

I don't know who these two revolvers were shipped to, but here are two more for your list:

138555 / 357
138810 / 539

 

[JSR III]

Just to continue the discussion, it appears that the 490 M.W. Robinson guns in the 207,XXX and 208,XXX range are clearly within the last of the 3000 guns with a number imprinted on the bottom of the left stock panel.

The highest number that I have recorded is 208,260 with stock number 2582, the lowest is 207,998 with stock number 2117.

After these guns, the next number in my database is 220,166 shipped in July of 1914 whereas the Robinson guns all shipped in January, February and March of 1914.

The difference between 2117 and 2582 is 465 so one could surmise that the 490 Robinson guns were all numbered below 2600 leaving the block between 2600 and 3000 unaccounted for.

I have about 20 guns serial numbered between 220,XXX and 225,XXX and none were reported to have a stock number on the left panel.

The quest continues.