Pre Model 28 Highway Patrolman

[Biginge]

Trying to post pics of recent acquisition. Heavens, I think I may have succesfully posted a pic. Serial # S131967. Should I shoot it? Why have a gun if you can't shoot it? I posted a thread on this gun before, but this is the first picture of ANYTHING I have been able to post to the forum.

Regards
Bill

 

[VM]

That's a real nice one Bill - thanks for picture. Give us a Range report after you kill some paper!

 

[CajunBass]

That's 'rat prutty...Oh, go ahead and shoot it once. After that it won't hurt.

 

[DGNY]

Nice Highway Patrolman. It has been shot before, one gathers. Careful shooting and cleaning will keep it in that same excellent condition for a long time.

Enjoy your find!

Regards,

Dyson

 

[Biginge]

Oh yes, it has been shot before, but being 1st or second year of issue I am somewhat reluctant to shoot it. Given the fact that I have another S prefix from 1960 and an N from 1970 I may not heat this one up too much. It obivously has a turn line and just a tad of holster wear on barell end and points of cylinder. It is just a great old warhorse, one of my favorites out of all my Smiths.

Regards

Bill

 

[Joe in SC]

Do you really need to ask?

 

[keith44spl]

Try to shoot mine at every opportunity

She's round 'bout the 1132XX range.

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[Big Ranch]

Nice one

Bill,

Nice HP. I've been wondering who bought it. I drop by the shop that had it on consignment every so often. It wasn't there last time I stopped in. It is a very nice 5 screw. I looked it over, but just couldn't come up with the $$$. Congrats.

 

[Biginge]

Keith,

That is a beaut. Do you know date of shipment? It is about 700 earlier than mine.

regards,

Bill

 

[keith44spl]

Keith,

That is a beaut. Do you know date of shipment? It is about 700 earlier than mine.

regards,

Bill

Bill,

I don't rightly know when it shipped...Till I wound-up on this here froum,
I didn't know about all this letterin & shippin dates.

Never a curr'd to me when one was made...Other than pre-war and post war short throw hammers, etc...

I was just packin 'em and usin 'em

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[Biginge]

Dave,

I think yours is probably first year of issue and mine early second year. 1954-1955.

Bill