Let's See Some Pre-War Smiths

[DocB]

This is my boat anchor. It will hold a small boat in place for a little while, but does better after it fills up with water and/or gets hung on a rock. It's a 1902 First Change M&P HE in beautiful nickel. It does have nice matching grips so I take them off when I go fishing. Don't be ashamed to post pictures of your early HE. Just think how long it took them to get this way. I got lifetime membership in the ugly gun club with this one.

 

[Absalom]

Of course I still have the Utah Highway Patrol RM I paid too much for about 8 years back. Good shooter. Packed it a few times thinking it's fun to be the last guy in the world still carrying an RM. Letter says the UHP bought 50 and they inscribed them at the factory with the agency name and a number. I assume they were marked 1 - 50 and mine is #27. Hey, I just realized that's the descendant model number. Cool. But Roy Jinks doesn't count these when he totals up the number of inscribed RMs. I wonder why?

They had highways to patrol in Utah in 1938?

Just kidding. Hard to see how you could pay too much for that. One thing I noticed is the shape of the hammer spur. I don't own any RM, but it looks different from other pics I've seen. Is that customized or damaged?

 

[Widetrack]

This King Outdoorsman is probably my best looking pre war gun

But my favorites are my two triple locks, even though the 4" has been refinished

 

[Art Doc]

Absalom- It's a "humpback hammer" with the tip broken off. Letter doesn't mention the hammer so I doubt it was original and some previous owner put it on for some reason. Since the photo was taken I have replaced with a standard hammer.

 

[Oddman]

1899 S/H: 44xx .38 M&P

 

[gjamison]

These are 4th model M&P's, serial numbers are about 2500 numbers apart. There identical except the roll marks on the barrel. I wanted to post them yesterday but I couldn't find the pics.

 

[howiema]

Here is my model of 1905 she is in great shape, I carry her weekly and she still shoots great with wadcutters. Roughly 1920 serial #

Pete

 

[410bore]

Registered Magnum



38/44 Outdoorsman with King Sights and Ropers



38/44 Outdoorsman King Super Target with Ropers



1905 4th Change with King Sights and Ropers



Early 38/44 Outdoorsman with Sandersons

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Great thread! Here are some of mine.

Grandfather's .32 Regulation Police from August 1924

.32 Hand Ejector

1st Model Ladysmith from January 1903

From top: Commercial .455 - December 1917, .44 HE 2nd - July 1924, Commercial 1917 - July 1932

.455 Triplelock converted to .45 LC

1917 refinished - July 1918

 

[DocB]

I've got to get my 1917/1937 Brazilian 45 professionally refinished. It would be such a great looking gun. Adding some commercial grips would help a bunch too. I couldn't help but think about it when looking at Guy's post. There's a gun hiding under mine somewhere.

 

[gripper]

Wolf & Klar

4 inch nickel 3rd Model .44 Shipped to W&K



Chad Gripp

 

[22hipower]

4 inch nickel 3rd Model .44 Shipped to W&K



Chad Gripp

Now that is one beautiful 44. How often do you see two of 4 inch 3rd Models. The one below shipped to W&K in July of 1931.

 

[vytoland]

S&W .38 M&P Model of 1905 4th change, 1926.....

 

[delta-419]

Prewar S&Ws

Its been awhile since I posted on this 44 Triple Lock.

How about a 44 2nd model from the roaring '20s with a bit of Al C's favorite beverage.

Pre-WWII S&Ws are my passion, along with Winchesters, Lugers, etc.

 

[jsfricks]

S&W Model 1899 from circa 1900

1935 S&W 38/44 Heavy Duty

 

[DocB]

This one has been shown before just not on this thread. It's a M&P HE 38 Special Target shipped in 1909-1910 (letter is on the way). It has a very uncommon 6 and 1/2 inch barrel serial numbered to the gun that was not available on this model. This is probably my favorite pre-war Smith. . .better looking than my Triple Lock in my opinion.

 

[hkcavalier]

Just got into this category on Friday!

Not nearly as nice as most of those on this thread but it's a start.

K-22 Outdoorsman, by the S/N it's pretty early (late 1931) but I need to send out for a letter.

 

[ron farmer]

Goering's S&W, your little Baby Russian is the cat's pajamas!

 

[ISCS Yoda]

1931 or 32

.38-44 (I can't recall the year offhand):

Smith & Wesson Forum - ISCS Yoda's Album: Revolvers - Picture

I need to letter this one.

This is actually the gun that got me here to the Forum and the SWCA. Two and a half years ago. Well, that one and one more. Shortly after I bought it at my LGS (and I had purchased more than a few other S&Ws there over the years) I was looking at a M19 2.5" (which I did buy as well) and the store owner, with whom I am very friendly, told me about the SCSW, the SWCA, and this Forum. TADA!!! Here I be!

 

[JSW]

RM # 4388 originally shipped in January 1939 with a 8 ¾ inch barrel. It got sent back to the factory after the war and was snipped down to 3 ½ inches.

 

[MDM1911]

Here are a couple that I've had stashed away. I apologize for the bad picture taking. I'm not great with a camera.

The first gun is a Pre War M&P snub nose shipped to Zork Hardware Co. El Paso Texas in 1935 with a period correct S.D. Myers holster. The second is a nickel Pre War snub shipped to Sutcliffe Hardware Co. Louisville KY. in 1940. The Pre War snubs are just cool!

 

[Sodapop69]

@1Blindref, I have a 1938, 38/44HD factory nickel'd (refinished in Nov of '74) with grips #'d to revolver.

 

[hkcavalier]

1917 M&P 5" RB, .38 Special.

 

[pd1964]

Nice to see this 3 YO thread resurrected.
Here's my .455 HE MK II 2nd Model with original holster.
Shipped October 14, 1915 to Remington Arms, Union Metalic Cartridge Co. NY, NY agents for the British Gov't:

 

[THE PILGRIM]

One more.
I know, I don't have the correct grips!

 

[lestert357]

Reg# 108 shipped to U.S. Army Captain C. Henry Goulette on June 6, 1935. Captain Goulette was KIA during WWII while on a reconnaissance mission in France on October 1, 1944. RIP Captain Goulette.

 

[Taj]

You guys are sure making my heart race. Sweating a lot too. I'm so glad there are guns out there like the ones on this page. I have a few like that. Problem is----I want them all!!!!!

 

[CaptnCory]

1906 4th Model .38 Safety Hammerless

I'm not a collector, but this was my grandfather's EDC at the cotton gin he owned. He had some farm land along side that attracted lots of varmints. Rattlesnakes to hogs this got them all. At some point I'd like to try to get it restored as much as possible. Lots of pitting

 

[Vbk76]

There are some beautiful Smiths here. I am more of an accumulator of formerly unloved misfit Smiths. I have to much darn fun with them out in the wild.
Heres a smith that I got a while ago. This poor girl has almost no nickel left. She shoots like a laser and is a ton of fun to shoot. She is my black powder smith.

#441xx
And this poor smith. It was a cheap buy she had broken grips and the frame/grip area was twisted. The cylinder was so mangled that two chambers wouldn't allow a cartridge to be inserted. I was going to swap the chopped barrel but my son said leave it as it's different. She's full of scars I think it was run over a few times. I worked on it, replaced the cylinder,bead blasted and rust blued it...added some Thai grips

# 450xx. Pretty close to the first one

 

[papabyrd]

These old war horses wont win any beauty contest but the history they share is awesome. Top one is a triple lock 455 mark I with bone grips and no British proof marks. the middle one is a 455 hand ejector mark II second model with British proof marks both guns cylinders have been shaved to take 45 long colt on the triple lock and 45 acp on the mark II.
The bottom gun is a 45 hand ejector Brazilian contract of 1937 . I call these my out of the country Smith's.