Lowest Chief Special serial number

[JSR III]

Nothing added in a couple of months. How about it guys, any 1 or 2 digit guns out there???

 

[JSR III]

Another thing noted while re-reading this thread. It appears that the lower numbered guns had the patent dated hammers. Anyone know when this was discontinued? Still looking for pictures of the first 99.

 

[crsides]

here is #90.

theoretically, it is the last one with the standard sculpted latch and small "service" grips.

Ed, if that were mine it would be # 06

Charlie

 

[russtu]

wow. and here I thought I had an old one s/n 26473.

 

[ar15ed]

ha! i hadn't thought of that, charlie! thanks for the idea!
ed

 

[SASABERANGER]

JSR,
#99 is sitting in my closet here in Wheatland, WY. One of 12 spicimens from #99 to #41,344.
Once upon a time I could count on finding at least one at every show I attended in Phoenix/Tucson. But only found one in MT and only one here in WY.
Was already aware of #90 shooting me out of the saddle.
Thom Braxton
SWCA #1474

 

[missfire]

Sold #91 in April of 1966..

 

[ar15ed]

i would REALLY like to have 91, to go with 90! it only seems right!!!

ed

 

[davegarage]

Did we ask ?

Did the Chief Special serials start at 1 ? Just a wonder type question.

I have one in the thousands range.

 

[ar15ed]

yes! #1 is in the s&w museum, and, i think belongs to mr. jinks!

 

[V-35]

Baby Cheifs Revisited

This thread started in 2009 and was last posted in about Sept. 2012 so apperently, it has legs. I wanted to add to this because the post by medexam today about low s/n S&W's got me to digging through the earlier posts about the Baby Cheif Specials and since I have a dog in That fight, I had to chime in.

I have owned Baby Chief s/n 117 for about 4 years then at the last Tulsa show, I lucked out and picked up s/n 54. (I'm now looking for a lower s/n than 54.) I haven't lettered either of them, but I do plan to do so next week.

I do not have a Photobucket account, but I do have pictures of both of these guns that I can e-mail to someone if they would be so kind as to help me by posting them here.

Any takers, if I promise to get a photo education?

Art

 

[horsepower13]

Chief's Special

Hey guys.. I've got a Chief's Special in nickel with mother of pearl grips. I don't think the grips are factory, but I don't know. The serial is 191xx. Does that put it in the 1952 range? I was hoping someone could give me more information about this revolver. Forgive me if this isn't the proper thread for such a post.. and thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Thanks!
-Dan

 

[bmg60]

Dan
Is it original finish if you pull the grips there should be a n stamped on the side of the frame.
there are not very many original nickel guns. I have two and one was posted earlier in the thread.
But you need to check for the N

Jim

 

[Engine49guy]

Here is a picture of Baby Chief 117 belonging to member V-35

Also wanted to add that S&W may have changed barrel styles before they ran out of half penny FS barrels,
Picked up these two unserialed Chief barrels at the Orlando conference two years ago for a
future project Model 36 or even a Model 60.

 

[delmaxfield]

Recently acquired this S/N 1086, haven't asked Roy Jinks for my letter on it yet, will this week, but suspect it shipped close to 12/52, as did Engine49guy's number 1025 did. I am glad someone final mentioned #99 as it came up in the Thread about two weeks ago.

 

[delmaxfield]

I read somewhere in our reference material that #61 was last Standard Thumb Latch I am glad to see this #90 pic

 

[horsepower13]

Dan
Is it original finish if you pull the grips there should be a n stamped on the side of the frame.
there are not very many original nickel guns. I have two and one was posted earlier in the thread.
But you need to check for the N

Jim

Thanks for the information Jim! I'm looking for a N stamped somewhere on the frame, can you tell me specifically where it would be located in the early fifties models? If there is no N to be found, does that mean it was refinished from blue somewhere along the line? Is there any way to get information from S&W with the serial number?

Thanks for the help!
-Dan

 

[model3sw]

I'd be interested in a very low SN Chief Special, hopefully with the correct box ! My oldest is 1951-1952. Also any Chief Special Target models of the 1955-1956 batch.

 

[model3sw]

Two very nice examples from the very early to the very late.
I'm interested in the variation of hammers but I don't see the variations that you do. Your two guns show the two basic variations that I count: the pre war/early post war and the Model of 1953 style.

I recognize that there are slight manufacturing differences like smaller and larger teardrop at the tip but I don't see them as distinct variations. Do you see more than that? Please help me see the four variations that you see; can you provide the post numbers?

>>>> Very Nice, Jim !!

 

[OLDSTER]

Do any of you guys own an "i frame" ? I've never seen one, but they sound interesting.