Model 911EP Questions

[iwanna]

I have a chance to buy this one and I'm trying to get some info on it. It says 911EP on the right side in large bold letters. There's also a signature engraved on the right side. It reads John C. Pedersen as best I can make out from my camera photos I took on the spot. (It was easy to read in person. I just forgot exactly how it's spelled.) The owner of the gun thinks the signature is the gunsmith. I'd sure like to know if it is, and not just personalized to the owner.

I'm planning on going back to see it again. Any clues on this one would be appreciated.

 

[BoulderTroll]

I have a chance to buy this one and I'm trying to get some info on it. It says 911EP on the right side in large bold letters. There's also a signature engraved on the right side. It reads John C. Pedersen as best I can make out from my camera photos I took on the spot. (It was easy to read in person. I just forgot exactly how it's spelled.) The owner of the gun thinks the signature is the gunsmith. I'd sure like to know if it is, and not just personalized to the owner.

I'm planning on going back to see it again. Any clues on this one would be appreciated.

Well, according to Google, he is either a plastic surgeon in Ohio, or he was a Lieutenant Commander on the USS Iowa... if the name is spelled correctly. Oddly enough, there was a firearms designer named John Pedersen (he invented the Pedersen Rifle that the US military tested, and they adopted his cartridge), but his middle initial was "D".

 

[iwanna]

I talked some more to the owner, and it's a bit clearer now. The "story" is that about a dozen of these were made and presented as gifts to NASA engineers who helped restore shredded emergency communications after the 911 attack.

The gun is a 629-5. I told him that I might end up making an offer based on just that, possibly even making a deduction for the commemorative treatment.

I wonder if a factory letter might be in order.

 

[BoulderTroll]

I talked some more to the owner, and it's a bit clearer now. The "story" is that about a dozen of these were made and presented as gifts to NASA engineers who helped restore shredded emergency communications after the 911 attack.

The gun is a 629-5. I told him that I might end up making an offer based on just that, possibly even making a deduction for the commemorative treatment.

I wonder if a factory letter might be in order.

Interesting story. For me, the engraving would play very little part in the decision-making. If it's a good deal for a revolver you want in a condition you find acceptable, that's all that matters.

 

[iwanna]

The owner tells me he thinks John C. Pedersen was president of S&W at the time? Should be easy enough to verify.