One of the First Triple Locks Made in 1906

[boykinlp]

Hi
added 4 metals won by Calkins.

Nice, and solid gold to boot. The medals are worth a fortune themselves. I have one of my Grandfathers medals from that time frame and it is 24 ct. gold too.

 

[smithnframe]

How does it shoot?

 

[bmg60]

Hi
I would like to thank everybody that posted likes on this thread.
I just added a couple more pictures. The gold metal results from 1908 and a new paper article.
Jim

 

[Oyeboteb]

Were these Prototype New Centurys in .44 Russian then? ( pardon me if it said and I missed it...)

Anyway, what a wonderful find and display! Thanks for sharing it here!

 

[chud333]

Really nice display Jim.
Your displays and guns continually amaze
and gratify me at the same time.
Thanks for sharing with us all.

Chuck

 

[bmg60]

1906 Triple lock

Were these Prototype New Centurys in .44 Russian then? ( pardon me if it said and I missed it...)

Anyway, what a wonderful find and display! Thanks for sharing it here!

Hi This one is in 44 Special with a numbered Cyl in 44 Russian.
I believe all of the 12 were in 44 Special.
Jim

 

[dacoontz]

Jim,
You have to tell these guys how you came across that numbered cylinder, what a great story.

Also, how many of the list of the 12 prototypes are accounted for? Be cool to see how many are still around.

This gun is about as good as it gets. Between this 7 1/2 and the one David Carrol was displaying with fixed sights at the SWCA meeting in Boise I think I have found my grail guns.

Thanks as always for sharing. Nobody else has a chance at the Best Display Award in Houston. Daniel.

 

[mrcvs]

This is a fascinating thread and worth commenting on simply to resurrect it because, otherwise, it is buried in the threads from 2012. Somehow, I missed it in 2012.

 

[jebstuart]

mrcvs,
I wasn't here in 2012 so thanks for bringing this thread back up. I would have hated to miss this.

 

[Club Gun Fan]

This is serial number 088. It was the first one made, but not the first one shipped. I like to think this is the very first N frame Smith & Wesson made.

 

[jsfricks]

This is serial number 088. It was the first one made, but not the first one shipped. I like to think this is the very first N frame Smith & Wesson made.

Very nice! A heavy crosswind at the range would make it tough to keep that one on target! Now that's a front site!

 

[opoefc]

It is my belief that the frames for these first 0 series T-Locks were part of the approx. two doz. left over frames made for the 1906 Army Test Trials that were given .44 cal.barrels & cylinders. Ed.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

This is serial number 088. It was the first one made, but not the first one shipped. I like to think this is the very first N frame Smith & Wesson made.

Sometime I would really like to hear the story of your finding this grand old gun.

 

[Club Gun Fan]

Well,
if your going to Charlotte, and there is a bar! It involved a death, believe it or not.