I picked this up at a local auction earlier in the year and hope someone here can identify exactly what it is. The auction was 300+ guns all from one guy with a wide variety of stuff from the early 1900's to current. I also picked up a 5" British Service Revolver that was in real good shape and is not modified to accept 38 special.
I picked up this revolver because the price was right and the box seemed to be in really good shape. It was not even something I had looked at before the auction started but I figured for $20 I couldn't go wrong. When I got home and tried to dry fire it or open the cylinder it was bound up on something so I took it apart. Once I put it back together everything seemed to function properly however the firing pin is missing, but now it cycles OK and the cylinder release works.
I have searched the internet using numerous phrases like "Smith Wesson .38 hammerless starter pistol blank" and a variety of other similar phrases and cannot find anything out there. I am not sure this was even made by Smith & Wesson but it has the Smith and Wesson role mark on the side plate and medallion on the grips so I imagine it was licensed by them. The lockwork for the fire control group is all there except the firing pin and appears to work as intended. The safety grip actually functions also. There is a number under the cylinder on the left side that says "NO B 4105". I'm not sure if that is a serial number or model number. The left side of the barrel says CENTENNIAL and the right side of the barrel says CAL 38-BL. The gun will not accept normal rounds and the cylinder is pinned at the end to prevent anything from firing. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long explanation. This is my first post with pics so hopefully the pics show up...
I picked up this revolver because the price was right and the box seemed to be in really good shape. It was not even something I had looked at before the auction started but I figured for $20 I couldn't go wrong. When I got home and tried to dry fire it or open the cylinder it was bound up on something so I took it apart. Once I put it back together everything seemed to function properly however the firing pin is missing, but now it cycles OK and the cylinder release works.
I have searched the internet using numerous phrases like "Smith Wesson .38 hammerless starter pistol blank" and a variety of other similar phrases and cannot find anything out there. I am not sure this was even made by Smith & Wesson but it has the Smith and Wesson role mark on the side plate and medallion on the grips so I imagine it was licensed by them. The lockwork for the fire control group is all there except the firing pin and appears to work as intended. The safety grip actually functions also. There is a number under the cylinder on the left side that says "NO B 4105". I'm not sure if that is a serial number or model number. The left side of the barrel says CENTENNIAL and the right side of the barrel says CAL 38-BL. The gun will not accept normal rounds and the cylinder is pinned at the end to prevent anything from firing. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long explanation. This is my first post with pics so hopefully the pics show up...
