Got letter from Roy re: engraved Triple Lock

[Don/Washington]

Send for letter on 9/27 and got reply Nov. lst on Triple Lock Roy J. said it was
factory engraved , sent out on 3/27/1914 and
shipped to Clement Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Letter also says "type 3 engraving". Does
anyone know what this means? How to get info on the company (or is it important to?)? Anyone
coming to the Yuma Gun Show in Nov? Hope to be there to get info from S & W collectors
about the triple lock and the S & W 32.

 

[Don/Washington]

Send for letter on 9/27 and got reply Nov. lst on Triple Lock Roy J. said it was
factory engraved , sent out on 3/27/1914 and
shipped to Clement Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Letter also says "type 3 engraving". Does
anyone know what this means? How to get info on the company (or is it important to?)? Anyone
coming to the Yuma Gun Show in Nov? Hope to be there to get info from S & W collectors
about the triple lock and the S & W 32.

 

[Onomea]

Don, I'll let my betters respond to your questions on type 3 engraving, as I am away from my books, but:

Good grief, man! Show us some pictures already!

And also, welcomne to the forum!

 

[Coug45]

I'm no exp[ert, but the book is in front of me so to paraphrase Jim and Richard's book - S&W offered different amounts and complexity of engraving designated by numbers. From the example shown No. 3 would seem to be about 1/2 coverage with a medium complexity. The example shown goes from 1 - 8. I'm with Onomea - pictures please.

 

[Dan M]

Hi Don,

I will be set up at the Yuma Show this weekend. Would love to see the gun. not sure what tables I will be in but look for a Table mixed with S&W's and Rugers.

Dan M

 

[rburg]

That company "morphed" into Powell and Clements, a long time premium gun dealer in downtown Cincinnati. The owner back in the 1970s was Frank Hodges (really it was in his wifes name because he was a city employee and that might have represented a conflict of interest. Frank also owned Pioneer Gun, a shop in a suburb.

Frank is still active and is a past president of OGCA. He's got the corner booth at the shows up in Wilmington. He's a good guy that has a long history of being in the gun business.
In my illspent youth we often traveled to his shop because he was kind enough to educate some stupid hillbilly kids about guns. He was just one of those nice guys that would take the time to help you understand things.

For a number of years he had the end cap tables on the island we were in at National Gun Day. He had some great guns over the years, and he's seen more than any of us here, I'm sure.

He even had a prewar 38/44 with the Ivorex grips. That one sat for years because he wanted too much for it. Of course Jerry would have killed for that gun. It was factory engraved, too. 10 or 15 years ago he had it priced about $4000. For that you could have bought 8 or 10 RMs.

At his store over on West 6th street (the Powell and Clemonts store) he had the most beautiful Brownings I've ever seen. He seemed to just find all the better grade rifles. When I worked downtown thru the mid 1970s there was a little sandwich shop about 2 doors away (The Red Fox). I'd go there to eat, and then spend the remaining minutes looking at any new arrivals. Couldn't afford them, but looking was fun.

 

[Kobold_27]

Congrats on a neat gun!

I'd like to see some pictures as well.

I might just make the Yuma show this weekend, maybe I should bring my camera?

Best,

Michael

 

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