I really tried, but can't figure it out...

[FuzzyTheBikeGuy]

Wow. Excellent information, guys. Thanks so much. I knew it was a neat pistol, but I had no idea how neat.

 

[RalphK22]

I ran across this post and it got me to thinking about this 1903 target I have. Unfortunately it does not have it's original rear sight. I do not want to hijack this post so , I will start another later, to seek advice. Anyway here she is, 95807, 4.25 inch.

 

[H Richard]

I have been sort of looking for one of these for several years to add to my .32 collection. I have yet to hold one in my hands. Those that I would have considered buying all went from $1700 to $2500. Just about past my budget limits. That is a very nice .32 HE target. You need to get a letter on it.

 

[FuzzyTheBikeGuy]

I have been sort of looking for one of these for several years to add to my .32 collection. I have yet to hold one in my hands. Those that I would have considered buying all went from $1700 to $2500. Just about past my budget limits. That is a very nice .32 HE target. You need to get a letter on it.

... My noobness is about to show- what Letter do you speak of, sir?

 

[Skeetr57]

I have a Model of 1903 no change Target, that I bought several years ago off one of the internet auction sites. I had never seen a .32 HE Tgt ,and the price was little higher than a regular .32 HE, so I bought it. Mine is SN 7625 and was shipped in 1904. My gun looks just like the one in the OP, but the internal parts are totally different. I have fired mine and it is accurate, but no longer fire it for fear of breaking an irreplaceable part. I have never before or since seen another 1903 target of any change, nor a RP target that replaced the 1903 after 1917.

 

[Cyrano]

... My noobness is about to show- what Letter do you speak of, sir?

We were all noobs once. I still am in most S&W areas. In the 'S&W General Subjects" there is a sub forum titled "Smith & Wesson Historical Foundation". Open it and click on the string "Updated S&W Letter Procedures". It will tell you all you need to know. The cost of a letter is $75. The letter will tell you when the revolver shipped from the factory and to whom it was sent. It will also give the details of the revolver's configuration; all the little details that so interest collectors and historians. Colt has a similiar system, but more expensive. Winchester information can be obtained from the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody Wyoming, etc, etc.

 

[FuzzyTheBikeGuy]

Letter info

Very cool. Thanks, dude!