Nearly complete set of 1899 revolvers

Thanks Mike, great cabinet. One comment about interior air quality. I have had a safe for decades and when I started out, bought a couple of large desiccant canisters as well as a Golden Rod. I religiously refreshed the canisters using the oven for years, but got out of the habit, noticing no ill affects. I have not used desiccants for years now and think the real key is not low humidity, but warmer temperatures than the surrounding atmosphere. By keeping the guns just a little warmer than the air outside the safe prevents rust and has proven to be the case for me back when I used to keep my safe in an unheated garage in Michigan. Every time I opened the door to my safe in the winter, you could feel the warmth of the air inside. Do you have any heat in the cabinet?

Didn't you build some snubby 1899s with standard fixed sights as well or did you turn them into targets?
 
Nearly complete? What's missing? This is so impressive we ought to take up a collection to purchase you the missing one or two, LOL!
 
All the 1899s are 38 special. I used to have some 32-20's, but most had pitted bores, so I decided to stay away from them.

Gary:
You may be right, but I've never experimented with heating the interior of the cabinet. The Dri-Outs that I used turn to water as they absorb the moisture, so there is no way to salvage them. Also. having drawers that pull out make it a difficult design to have a rod handing in there.

Regards, Mike
 
Mike, I hope you will forgive me, but I was thinking that I had read a thread about some of these fabulous revolvers, so I went back and found a thread from a couple of years ago .... Hope you don't mind me sharing this link. These things don't just look good, they are ridiculously accurate!!

A Photo Essay: 1899 .38 Short Barrel Target Revolvers

Best Regards, Les
 
All the 1899s are 38 special. I used to have some 32-20's, but most had pitted bores, so I decided to stay away from them.
Regards, Mike

It is very difficult to find 32-20s with nice bores, that's a fact. They shoot very well even with indifferent bores, though. I got both my NRA instructor and State permit with my 1905 4th Change.


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Yeah Les, thanks for the pics of the shorter barrel guns. Short barrel target guns look cool. Mike you have a great collection of early S&W's. Have an early M&P with a 6 1/2" barrel and round but frame. Bubba owned it and worked on it but it shoots great. I like the way a 6 1/2" barrel looks. The gun was cheap so it came home with me, Larry
 
I am in awe of, well, just the rarity of both 1899"s and "Targets" on top of that.
I just had a funny visual, bellow the 1899 Target drawer is your "sock" drawer. Good stuff! I always love your postings and pics. And I've got a 1905 round bu.... uh, I'm NOT going there!
Happy New Year from way down south!

Roger
 
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