Need pictures of 32 Hand Ejector & red box

[cmansguns]

Hello Forum;

I would appreciate it if any of you have the firearm listed and its red clamshell box. I do not know many particulars and could not obtain any pics, but I did handle the gun and checked the usual mechanical items. It is tight, clean crisp bore and I believe it to be a Model 31 Regulation Police, except it's sn predates WWII. Barrel is 4-1/4" long, all serial numbers match, round butt, believe the grips to be black hard rubber. The red colored box has "32 Hand Ejector" on the label, along with fine print underneath that states "4-1/4" barrel". serial number penciled on box bottom matches. Cleaning rod (used) may be original too, I don't know

Cosmetically it is pretty good with only some bluing wear on the left side of the barrel only

Per SCSW 4th, the pre war serial number range was 331320 to 536685 and this one is definitely in that range.

Again..........if anyone has a red box with similar label, or has just a gun meeting this pre-war serial range, and can post some pics I would really appreciate it. The price (before negotiation) is OK with me, and the condition is nice enough for me to probably go for it, but I like to hear other opinions on these real old ones.

Thanks for listening

 

[Gun Relics]

Here's mine - this one is unfired in its original box which is a dark maroon color from 1925. 404,XXX. Here's also a second box from the same time period, which shows the color a little better. The original grips are wood and they have the patent date stamp on them.

 

[Muley Gil]

Charlie B,

By now, you should know that pre WW II revolvers didn't have model numbers, just names.

If your revolver has a round butt with no cut for the Regulation Police square butt stocks, you have a .32 Hand Ejector.

 

[Truckman]

Here's mine......Ben

 

[cmansguns]

Thank you all for the pics...now I know what I stumbled across

Thanks to you all for the pics and comments. @Muley Gil: yes I did know it has no Model no. but I thought maybe some would recognize it better with one but as stated with a prewar s/n. Confusing???....yep.....my middle name....just ask Mrs B.

Gun Relics posted some sweet looking Regulation Police which I know now...mine is NOT.

From my box label which is exactly like Ben's (more red than maroon) and states 32 Hand Ejector, but list 4-1/4" and Blue we now know (as Muley Gil pointed out) it is clearly a 32 Hand Ejector, made sometime between 1919 and 1942.

So...these are I frame, 5 screw, heat treated cylinders above serial no.321000 so I should be good to go with modern 32 Long ammo (98 gr. Lead Round Nose) like I shoot through my Model 31-1. Of course I'll only be able to shoot the LRN outdoors as the only indoor range around here does not allow lead ammo...except 22 rimfire.

I am probably going to take a flyer on this gun as it does appear to have been fired very little, bluing is nice but seems a tad "faded" for lack of a better word only on the left side of barrel only. No cracks in grips that I could spot so yea...I think I'll grab it. Then of course...over to the other Forum to ask Roy for a ship date