Just wondering if anyone can help identifying and giving a ball park price on an old hand ejector.It is sn 15xxx, .44wcf.gold medallions on service type grips.it has slight holster wead on muzzle and cylinder and a few small chips out of the base of the grips.Tight lock and smooth action.
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Sorry, I can't help you with the ID but would like to see some pictures of the old boy if you can manage it.
Any chance you can post a photo? The .44-40 (.44WCF) chambering was an option in the .44 Hand Ejector series, but the question is whether this would be a first model or second model revolver. The transition occurred in the 15000 serial range.
Does the gun have an ejector rod shroud under the barrel, or does the ejector rod hang lock in place under the barrel and remain visible from both sides? If the former, it is a very desirable first model; if the latter, a second model.
Depending on condition, which I take to be pretty good from your description, this could be a fairly valuable gun. If in original condition, it is probably worth well over $1000; if refinished, it would not be worth as much but would still have appeal as a collectible.
The gun probably shipped in 1917. Other guns in that serial number vicinity did so, and some chambered the .44-40 round.
Does the gun have an ejector rod shroud under the barrel, or does the ejector rod hang lock in place under the barrel and remain visible from both sides? If the former, it is a very desirable first model; if the latter, a second model.
Depending on condition, which I take to be pretty good from your description, this could be a fairly valuable gun. If in original condition, it is probably worth well over $1000; if refinished, it would not be worth as much but would still have appeal as a collectible.
The gun probably shipped in 1917. Other guns in that serial number vicinity did so, and some chambered the .44-40 round.
Sounds like a 2nd Model-----rather rare in 44-40 (less than 600 made)----probably worth close to double that of same gun in .44 Special.
Ralph Tremaine
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Sasha Siemel had S&W .44's for his adventures in Brazil, but didn't say in his books the exact model or if they were .44-40 or. 44 Specials.
I lean a little toward the .44-40, as the cartridges were popular in the Winchester M-92 there; Brazilian companies still manufacture copies of that rifle. And Siemel had a M-92 carbine, as well as his famous jaguar spear. And in factory ammo, the .44-40 was more powerful.
He said the S&W .44's were popular guns there. Part of his income was from gunsmithing them.
Does this one have the 6.5-inch barrel, or a shorter one? Judging from a photo of it in the flap holster, Siemel's gun had the 6.5-inch barrel. No idea if it was a Triple Lock or Second Model. He may have owned both, having arrived in Brazil from Latvia about 1917.
I wonder how many of those special order .44-40 S&W's went to South America.
Were any of the Third Model (Wolf & Klar) made in.44-40?
I lean a little toward the .44-40, as the cartridges were popular in the Winchester M-92 there; Brazilian companies still manufacture copies of that rifle. And Siemel had a M-92 carbine, as well as his famous jaguar spear. And in factory ammo, the .44-40 was more powerful.
He said the S&W .44's were popular guns there. Part of his income was from gunsmithing them.
Does this one have the 6.5-inch barrel, or a shorter one? Judging from a photo of it in the flap holster, Siemel's gun had the 6.5-inch barrel. No idea if it was a Triple Lock or Second Model. He may have owned both, having arrived in Brazil from Latvia about 1917.
I wonder how many of those special order .44-40 S&W's went to South America.
Were any of the Third Model (Wolf & Klar) made in.44-40?
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Art Doc
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Learn something new everyday. Except for that one commemorative model I was unaware that S&W had made any 44-40 revolvers. If even half way decent it will bring a pretty penny from collectors.
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The optional calibers are listed in about every S&W reference book that I've seen. I think some list the numbers made in each caliber, if known.
Don't forget the topbreak DA Frontier models.
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