Help identifying Please!

[southernkelly]

Hi! I'm trying to surprise my husband with a display for his grandfather's gun "ol' Kate"
I was told by my father-in-law that it's early 1900's.
Here's all the info:
1-Hand Ejector
2-204596
3-CTG
4-5"
5-Sight Fixed
Strain Screw-yes
Butt Swivel-no
Lanyard ring-no
5 screw
Thank you!!!
Kelly

 

[S&W ucla]

Welcome to the forum! You did well with your info and pics.
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905, 3rd change. Maybe 1914 mfg?

 

[southernkelly]

thank you so much! I tried to read through all the specifics, so I didn't botch my first post, haha!

 

[bamabiker]

Welcome to the forum, you did well. We would love to hear the story of grandfather and "ol' Kate".
Also, what kind of display do you have in mind?

 

[S&W ucla]

Ol' Kate has a lot of Character and should look great under glass. The 3rd change was made from 1909-1915. With other changes it became the model 10 in 1957 when S&W assigned model numbers. One of the best selling guns ever made.

 

[Muley Gil]

Welcome to the Forum.

Since this revolver has a round butt, some on this forum, including me, would call it a Model of 1902.

The safest bet would be to call it a .38 Military & Police-round butt.

 

[glowe]

Welcome! These old work-horses continue to function well into their second century of life, so don't do anything that will permanently disable it. I shoot many of my early Military & Police revolvers and they still do the job they were intended to do and very well.

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Hi Kelly! Welcome to the forums from the Wiregrass!

 

[bruce5781]

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[CajunBass]

Welcome to the forum Kelly. Normally I tell a new "guy" to pull up one of those five gallon buckets and have a seat, but in your case, I think there's an old stool back here somewhere. Let me find it and wipe the dust off so you can set down.

Nice gun. Your husband will mighty proud of it, and you of course.

 

[Hawg Rider]

Welcome to the Forum, Kelly! "Ol' Kate" with the round butt has definitely been around the block a few times, and shows her age. Yes, I'm talking about the revolver! But that's OK, your 1902 .38 M&P displays a lot of character and the wooden stocks are well worn. It shows that the gun was loved and used often. Is there a backstory about how your husband's grandfather carried and used this revolver? That would certainly prove interesting. This Model of 1902 along with a couple of momentos (grandfather's photo, etc.) would make an outstanding shadow box display.

 

[deputydon]

Great idea, you came to the right place. We abound with S&W experts.

BTW Mr. SouthernKelly is a lucky dude.

-don

 

[glowe]

Bruce's attachment is a page from a period catalog and since your revolver would have shipped in 1912/1913, I am attaching the 1912 S&W Catalog cover, model page, and price list for the gun in case it might fit into your display.

 

[JP@AK]

What I find interesting about that catalog is the term "Hand Extractor." For for practical reasons, I have always referred to the rod as an "extractor rod," since the mechanism actually functions as an extractor, not really an "ejector."

Think for a moment about many rifles (the Mauser action, for example). The extractor and the ejector are two different parts.

 

[Truckman]

The extractor and the ejector are two different parts.

The same with 1911's......Ben