New Member With Pics of Collection

[Zarr]

Welcome from Western Massachusetts. Outstanding collection, and I would like to echo what others have suggested above: you should consider joining the SWCA. Details are on the main forum page. Good luck to you!

 

[Kinman]

Terrific collection, welcome aboard from your neighbor to the North.

 

[TTSH]

For a beginning collector, you have an outstanding collection.

Somehow, I don't think that he's a beginner.

He may be new here, but a collection like that doesn't happen overnight.

 

[first-model]

Welcome from the Smith & Wesson Collector's Association. That's an auspicious start to your gun collection! Congratulations, and I do hope that you'll consider joining the association. We are a group of like-minded enablers collectors that enjoy sharing in our common love of these old hoglegs.

Mike

 

[Rpg]

Welcome!

Truly lovely old guns.

 

[usmc2427765]

Welcome aboard from Texas. Very nice collection and I, also, recommend joining the SWCA. A wonderful group of like minded folks ready to share their knowledge.

 

[ameridaddy]

Really neat guns there, and welcome from Virginia! I think if I had those, I'd have to grow a handle bar mustache and wax the tips just to go to the range.

 

[L.Young]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome and compliments! I will check out the SWCA as per your recommendations.

My dad started to take me to gun shows when I was a young boy over 40 years ago. Back then I bought what I could afford on my lawn mowing budget. $35 Arisaka rifles etc. As the budget increased so did the quality of the purchases. That's how I arrived at where I am now. All 3 of the antique S&W revolvers I posted were purchased locally within 30 miles of my home.

To answer Sal, the Schofield is serial number matching on all of the parts you mentioned except the grip panel and the barrel catch screw. Are there any additional places that I should look for numbers?

Thanks again for the camaraderie! Best of luck with your collecting.

 

[bcowern]

Real nice group of revolvers. It would be a bona fide miracle to find guns like yours within 30 miles of my home. Welcome from BC.

Regards

 

[model3sw]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome and compliments! I will check out the SWCA as per your recommendations.

My dad started to take me to gun shows when I was a young boy over 40 years ago. Back then I bought what I could afford on my lawn mowing budget. $35 Arisaka rifles etc. As the budget increased so did the quality of the purchases. That's how I arrived at where I am now. All 3 of the antique S&W revolvers I posted were purchased locally within 30 miles of my home.

To answer Sal, the Schofield is serial number matching on all of the parts you mentioned except the grip panel and the barrel catch screw. Are there any additional places that I should look for numbers?

Thanks again for the camaraderie! Best of luck with your collecting.

Upper catch screw replacement and switched grips from another Schofield will not hurt the value by much. I have replacement screws (mfg new by old specs) for this very reason.

Many times the gun could be in nice or better condition but the catch screws are boogered .. what are you to do ? In that instance I wouldn't deduct much from the value for replacement screw, if correct. I have replacement screws for the barrel catch in stock as well as a slew of other Model 3 and Schofield parts.;.

About 30 years ago a few of the old time members got together and had a machinist make them these replacement screws

Best Regards, Sal Raimondi, Sr.

 

[S&W Oldtimer]

Welcome from Va.

 

[les.b]

Welcome aboard from West Virginia!!

Best Regards, Les