I like lanyard rings, do you?

[Modified]

Is it ok to just really like them for no particular reason?

Any of you like them for reasons, or no reasons? You should show off your old S&Ws that have them.

The reason for this post is that I finally got around to finding a lanyard ring to replace the missing one on this 1917:





A gun that sort of occupies a weird spot in my heart, I always loved it, despite the reblue scrubbing all the military markings off. It does seem to be a rather old re-finish, and inoffensive to my rather strange sensibilities. It's much like the factory refinish on my triple lock.

Still, I usually don't like reblued guns, so this one pleasing me is a real oddity, especially with the intentional removal of markings.

If anyone is interested in the details of the modification, and they aren't just enraptured by the glorious lanyard ring:

The front sight is King, as is the rear blade, the rear sight itself seems to be a factory S&W sight. As mentioned the gun is refinished with special care to remove those military markings, although they were at least savvy enough when they did it to stamp the S/N under the grips on both sides of the frame. There are no other markings under there.

The fun thing is that the hammer is a concentric grooved...registered magnum hammer. It makes for such an odd snappy action. I don't know if I just have to buy the weird ones (and discover extra weirdness when I sit down and look at them later), or if the weird ones seek me out.


Anyway, enough about that gun.

I'd like to see your Lanyard equipped S&Ws!

 

[RWPBR]

I like lanyard rings and use them with lanyards when hunting and fishing. None of my S&Ws have rings but I have been known to take my Lanyard equipped Webley Mk V deer hunting.. Strange looks from other hunters are part of the fun!

 

[delcrossv]

Only have a few, but they do have their uses.

 

[colt_saa]

Unfortunately my favorite Lanyard Ring equipped revolver does not belong i this section as it from 1975

What the heck . . . . . . . .

This is one of only 200 pieces delivered to the Rhode Island State Police before they switched to 4" revolvers.

I believe this revolver to be unissued

 

[RKmesa]

I think this is the only lanyard gun that I own. It is a factory installed lanyard and it shipped April 15, 1931 in the configuration that you see. A fun gun that I do like - and yes, I like lanyards - no particular reason, other than that I think they're cool...

 

[mrcvs]

Gee, not sure if I like lanyard rings or not.

Here's a Registered Magnum with a lanyard ring, shipped 83 years ago today.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Maybe the lanyard on a handgun was useful 100+ years ago in the trenches
of WW I. But now? Don't think they do anything but add something to dangle around......
All the revolvers I had were plugged if they ever had a lanyard hole...

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I don’t like them.
Would have appreciated a straight up NO option.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

THEM RINGS

Have a couple and their fine for what they are. Have another one in a VICTORY flavor that should be here next week. This one, a 1917 Brazilian Model wears Walrus Ivory. Also have a lend lease with a 4" barrel that finds its way to a trout stream now and then. Was plugged when I got her, but I found a repro ring cheap so that works as well. Looking forward to the Victory getting here.

 

[LLOYD17]

Yup
1917:

Pre-Victory

 

[Hondo44]

That'a beauty! The concentric grooved hammer may actually be the original 1917 hammer. It was the first model to have those hammers. Mostly only seen on the earliest production with serial #s below ~ 15-20,000. And a few have shown up on much higher numbered 1917s.


I do like lanyard swivels and rings. Never use them but like them for their authenticness and original purpose of the guns they came on; a bit of old world panache!

My first one came on a 1917 also converted to a target model by Micro site many years ago.

It uses a factory pre war Reg Mag "2 screw" sight with the grooves below and behind the the rear sight blade. Redfield front site blade sightis milled for in the front base and pinned in like factory target sights of that era. Hammer is converted to Micro Site "double cockeyed" (copy of King) hammer. Upgraded with the post-order change of March 18, 1929 serrated factory target trigger.

S&W stocks are early 1950's smooth original ‘cokes’. No star and no rework date. But the re-blue is every bit as “factory” as a factory rework. Even to the point of not flattening the rebound slide pin protruding on the left side of the frame!

Someone took great pains with the stocks to retain the lanyard swivel:

This 500 also came from the factory with the Hogue "Tamer" grips and lanyard ring, which doubles as the grip retaining screw.

My third and only other gun using a lanyard swivel is this 455 MKII 2nd Model British Svc Revolver. It was missing when i got it and this photo was shot but has been replaced.

Photo credit: Aggie01

 

[BC38]

You missed one option, the one I would choose, so I didn't vote.
That option would be
"Love them on guns that originally came with them"

 

[JH1951]

Another 1917!


and a Brazilian:

 

[Modified]

That'a beauty! The concentric grooved hammer may actually be the original 1917 hammer. It was the first model to have those hammers. Mostly only seen on the earliest production with serial #s below ~ 15-20,000. And a few have shown up on much higher numbered 1917s.

Hah, I thought that too, but then this forum schooled me on that in another thread.

It turns out not one, but two of my modified 1917s have Registered Magnum hammers on them, for some reason or another. I think it has to do with making a really snappy action. The difference between the old 1917 and RM hammers was not obvious to me when it was pointed out initial, now I can't not see the different checkering pattern and the patent info on it.

This is the other one:

and when I went to fetch that I realized I also had this funny looking gun with a lanyard ring on it (which shipped to the dept of the interior 3 days before pearl harbor was attacked and then sent to the bonneville dam)

and, despite the heresy of posting something originally created in the wrong factory, this is where the second lanyard ring I found went:

maybe not entirely purified by King, but one of the few colts that I own that I truly like.

S&W stocks are early 1950's smooth original ‘cokes’. No star and no rework date. But the re-blue is every bit as “factory” as a factory rework. Even to the point of not flattening the rebound slide pin protruding on the left side of the frame!

Someone took great pains with the stocks to retain the lanyard swivel:

This gun is fantastic. I'd be extremely proud to own it.

I feel like the later stocks are so good and yet so wrong, I can't sort my feelings about them, but I think they do belong on this gun...despite my usual feeling that finding pre-war targets for pre war guns is the way to go.

 

[tenntex32]

The S&W lanyard examples............

 

[two-bit cowboy]

My two, for now, are a 1943 Victory model shipped to the U.S. Navy, and a production overrun (1of 112) Chiefs Specials like the 2,000 shipped to the U.S. Navy in 1977.

Yeah, I like 'em.

 

[needsmostuff]

Once upon a time I was fixing up a Victory that was missing the lanyard ring.
So I searched the interweb in several directions looking to find one.
The next day the wife was a little curious about the search history for Butt Swivels .
My , they do expect the worst.

 

[mtgianni]

I think they have a certain place on some N frames, and I believe they are foolish on anything smaller. I see no real need on auto pistols and find them often to be a hindrance rather than an asset. I do shoot a contender better when it is looped around my neck, but see very few situations where a revolver has time for slow, precise long range fire. If I had an N frame where one was added rather than factory it would quickly come off. I also see and hear the slight clatter of a holstered gun with a lanyard an ugly nuisance.

 

[StrawHat]

I have a few on my 45 ACP revolvers.

I like them but have not tried shooting with the lanyard in place.

Kevin

 

[Texas Star]

Does RCMP still use lanyards on duty pistols? Think they do when in ceremonial red coats.

I saw a US marked M-36 snub with a ring. Seller said it was a former USN gun. NCIS? Aviator?