In the 1980s, I had quite a collection of older S&W Firearms, mostly dating to Pre-Model 10 Revolvers & Carbines.
They were lost in the theft of a storage unit’s contents where I had stored most of my belongings during a divorce that wasn’t pretty.
But... Over the years, I had finally begun to re-acquire “replacements” of the firearms I lost, most of which, as I pointed-out above, were 19th Century Firearms, predominantly “Pocket Revolvers,” or Firearms typically carried by “Gamblers” in the Old West (Merwin & Hulbert, Forehand & Wadsworth, Colts of varying Calibre, and some rather obscure European Revolvers that remain hard to find).
I have yet to be able to replace the pricier Smith & Wesson Model #3s, Merwin & Hulbert Frontier or Pocket Models (and especially not yet the rarer Pocket Army Models). It will be a chore replacing the original blued M&Hs I had.
But, currently I am most focused on getting my S&W revolvers replaced.
It was really difficult to find these until I discovered Rock Island Auction and Murphy’s. Finding “New” or “Mint” 19th Century, or Early-20th Century firearms of any kind became trivial at that point, and I was lucky to pick-up some of the less extravagant pieces of Dr. Gerald Klaz’ collection (It is agonizing to see the Tiffany & Co. S&W Models 1-½, 2, & #3 that are so far out of my price-range... freaking-heck those are Beautiful!!!). I managed to get an early-mid ranged serial# Model 1-½ 3rd Issue, Blued!, and in pristine condition that was in a lot with a Model 2, Double Action, Safety Hammerless, Chromed, in .32S&W, and a Model 2, 1st Model “Baby Russian” in .38S&W (well... Technically all of the Single-Actioned Model 2s were .38S&W), Blued with a 4-½” Barrel.
Now looking to find a few “Newer” Early-20th Century S&Ws.
Anyway... Time to look around the place.
MB
They were lost in the theft of a storage unit’s contents where I had stored most of my belongings during a divorce that wasn’t pretty.
But... Over the years, I had finally begun to re-acquire “replacements” of the firearms I lost, most of which, as I pointed-out above, were 19th Century Firearms, predominantly “Pocket Revolvers,” or Firearms typically carried by “Gamblers” in the Old West (Merwin & Hulbert, Forehand & Wadsworth, Colts of varying Calibre, and some rather obscure European Revolvers that remain hard to find).
I have yet to be able to replace the pricier Smith & Wesson Model #3s, Merwin & Hulbert Frontier or Pocket Models (and especially not yet the rarer Pocket Army Models). It will be a chore replacing the original blued M&Hs I had.
But, currently I am most focused on getting my S&W revolvers replaced.
It was really difficult to find these until I discovered Rock Island Auction and Murphy’s. Finding “New” or “Mint” 19th Century, or Early-20th Century firearms of any kind became trivial at that point, and I was lucky to pick-up some of the less extravagant pieces of Dr. Gerald Klaz’ collection (It is agonizing to see the Tiffany & Co. S&W Models 1-½, 2, & #3 that are so far out of my price-range... freaking-heck those are Beautiful!!!). I managed to get an early-mid ranged serial# Model 1-½ 3rd Issue, Blued!, and in pristine condition that was in a lot with a Model 2, Double Action, Safety Hammerless, Chromed, in .32S&W, and a Model 2, 1st Model “Baby Russian” in .38S&W (well... Technically all of the Single-Actioned Model 2s were .38S&W), Blued with a 4-½” Barrel.
Now looking to find a few “Newer” Early-20th Century S&Ws.
Anyway... Time to look around the place.
MB
