Old picture, old Smith!!!

[Roberto Renauld]

This is a picture at La Pampa province in Argentina, this picture is a very old one ,from 1928, in the picture ,you can see my father 13 years old, my aunt and my grandmother; she was a primary school headmaster in a Santa Rosa nearby institution.
In those days the robbery, in special ,in rural areas was a great problem, so people armed themselves for self protection and to protect their family and prorerty as well.
As I can see my grandmother wears a belt holster with a huge .38 Special that might be a 6" or longer barrel S&W (to my knowledge she owned in those days a .38 Special, a .44 Special and a Browning .32 ACP pistol).
Now I know that handguns for me are a long family heritage!!!!, thats why I like them so much!!!....

 

[Hondo44]

Yes you surely have a firearms heritage! Congrats and great photo!

 

[Buick]

Wonderful photograph and family.

 

[Vettepartz]

Robert - I took your picture and "cleaned it up" a little. It makes the gun look like it may be longer than 6". Best I could do with the low res pic.

It must have been some wild times in those days.

 

[Roberto Renauld]

Yes you surely have a firearms heritage! Congrats and great photo!

You are welcome Sir!!!!!..
RR

 

[Roberto Renauld]

Wonderful photograph and family.

Thank you Sir!!!!
RR

 

[Roberto Renauld]

Robert - I took your picture and "cleaned it up" a little. It makes the gun look like it may be longer than 6". Best I could do with the low res pic.

It must have been some wild times in those days.

Thank you for "cleaning" the picture, yes, as you say it looks to me more than 6" barrel, its a very big handgun!!!..
For sure, they were very wild times in the "Pampas".. In this picture the car they owned does not appear, they must have driven the family car to this place a "caldén shade"(caldén is a typical tree from the Pampas) my father learned to drive a car at that time my grandmother´s "Whippet" !!!!....

 

[mh51]

Your grandmother was a "momma bear" protecting her cubs! If I was a crook, I would have left that lady alone!!!

 

[Muley Gil]

It is possible that grandmother may have been carrying a 7 1/2" .44 Special Triple Lock. I know not of any other 1928 or older S&W that had a barrel longer than 6 1/2".

 

[Hondo44]

It is possible that grandmother may have been carrying a 7 1/2" .44 Special Triple Lock. I know not of any other 1928 or older S&W that had a barrel longer than 6 1/2".

That's what i was thinking and I bet you're right!

 

[rubiranch]

Great picture Roberto.
Here's my dad in Ozone ID in about 1920.
I have no idea what he's carrying.

 

[glowe]

I have posted the first image before, but love the old pictures of families and ancestors AND guns. My grandfather is the boy (born in 1890) in the picture and the adults are an assortment of great-aunts and great-uncles, and their friends with some Killer Winchesters (no pun intended). One of my great-aunts was a taxidermist as well!

So, as the Roberto proves, women could tote some fine firearms as well as men back in the day.

 

[Modified]

Great picture Roberto.
Here's my dad in Ozone ID in about 1920.
I have no idea what he's carrying.

At first glance it looks an awful lot like a Colt Woodsman. Maybe High Standard Model B?

Great photo!

 

[handejector]

Cool pic!
I wish the gun was clearer. I can't tell if it's an S&W or a squirt gun from that pic, and I'm pretty good at "photo interpretation".
Judging the barrel length of a holstered gun is about impossible unless the muzzle of the gun is visible. Even then, it can be problematic.

Can you guys give me the barrel lengths on these two old M&Ps, please?

 

[Roberto Renauld]

It is possible that grandmother may have been carrying a 7 1/2" .44 Special Triple Lock. I know not of any other 1928 or older S&W that had a barrel longer than 6 1/2".

Yes Sir ideed, it might be a Triple Lock .44 Special with 71/2" barrel!!!!...
I am positivley sure that she owned a long barreled S&W .44 Special revolver!!!!..

 

[Roberto Renauld]

Great picture Roberto.
Here's my dad in Ozone ID in about 1920.
I have no idea what he's carrying.

Kenny, it might been a Colt Woodsman in .22LR or a High Standard .22LR????
Great picture too!!!!!
Regards
RR

 

[Roberto Renauld]

I have posted the first image before, but love the old pictures of families and ancestors AND guns. My grandfather is the boy (born in 1890) in the picture and the adults are an assortment of great-aunts and great-uncles, and their friends with some Killer Winchesters (no pun intended). One of my great-aunts was a taxidermist as well!

So, as the Roberto proves, women could tote some fine firearms as well as men back in the day.

Nowadays women had lost the interest for guns, it might be because they feel protected by their husbands that have guns and also a well done job by law enforcement agencies!!, also the women of bygone days must harvest food for their family helping their husband (hunting), this was ideed a deed in rural areas (Country families),nevertheless today, we , the guns lovers, dont seem to worry much about teaching young women and boys learning to shoot and handle a rifle or a handgun!!!...( It might be not quite our case, but generaly speaking for other people it is).....

 

[38crackerjack]

glowe, any idea what the white spots/ stickers signify on the right side of the Winchester stocks?

 

[handejector]

an assortment of great-aunts and great-uncles, and their friends with some Killer Winchesters (no pun intended).

The lady behind the boy is holding a Marlin.

 

[glowe]

The lady behind the boy is holding a Marlin.

Thanks, with magnification I see the small pivot lump in front of the trigger and that would indeed make it a Model 1893 that fits right into the time-frame of around 1896 or so.