Pre-War 357 Magnum Appreciation Thread

[paplinker]

Adding REG 5359 to this thread:

I was pretty excited for you when you decided to acquire it.
What a great companion piece for your like engraved K22 Outdoorsman!

 

[mchom]

Here is one the purists may scorn

Shipped May of 1937 then evidently back to factory 4 times.
46, 48, 52 and 59

The K.Brown grips are gorgeous. Im no expert on KB and this would be my first set of target style. They are marked KB in yellow on left panel. The rear sight is marked King
Barrel, cylinder and frame #s matching
Did ship to a PD
Trigger almost looks like freshly CCH compared to hammer.
Also looks like ejector rod changed to post war version

#51363
Reg 2330

It may not appeal to many but I love the LE provenance

 

[mchom]

Right side

 

[Keith Brown]

That’s a very early set of my grips, is there a number inside ?

 

[RKmesa]

That’s a very early set of my grips...

... and a very beautiful set... with the larger checkering.

 

[mchom]

Here is a picture of inside of grips

Thanks Keith! No I don't see any numbers

That’s a very early set of my grips, is there a number inside ?

http://smith-wessonforum.com/members/mchom-albums-waco-auction-picture27596-kb-grips.jpg

 

[mchom]

Picture of KB Grips

 

[RKmesa]

Thanks Richard for bringing this back to the top. Notice in the first post you said that you owned two Registered Magnums. Of course that was in 2009. What is the current count? Registered and Non-Registered please.
What a great thread! I am in Pre-War .357 Magnum overload.

David:

Over the last 15 years, I've run down a few handfuls. Here is a 2013 poor pic of some of them...

 

[mchom]

Since this thread keeps going...

This forum got me hooked on pre-war 357's. Here are a few RMs in top pic and NRMs in bottom pic...

Most have LE provenance


Reg Mags

Non Reg Mags

 

[DARE]

Wow, mchom! I'm impressed.
That would certainly make a great display at the Symposium in Tulsa this year.
Hope you will consider it. Would be awesome to see that many of the guns at once.

 

[brendonjames65]

Wow Mchom, that’s an impressive collection! I’ve not seen that many NRM’s together either! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Keith Brown]

Great to see the grips again, especially the inside. I carved my initials in the circle and filled with white paint the first dozen or so that I made. Also carved a number in the earliest ones, at least to the best of my recollection! Wrote it down somewhere, the kids will maybe find it when I’m gone !
This is a great thread and fun to be a part of.

 

[RKmesa]

Over the last 15 years since this thread was started, I've gotten better at photographing my guns... Here are a few of my favorite photos of some of my RMs:

REG 649 - a December 1935 First Year Magnum:









REG 2329, a 7" barreled Magnum, and my most complete package, shipped in June 1937:









REG 1530, my highest condition Magnum, shipped with 6" barrel and a grip adapter in October 1936:





... just a few fun ones.

 

[mchom]

RK
Amazing guns! And gorgeous presentation .
Thanks for sharing!

 

[Keith Brown]

I only have one to add but it’s pretty darn nice, Thanks again Richard.

 

[mchom]

Gorgeous !!! Beautiful RM!!!

 

[6GUNSONLY]

This is such an educational thread as well as enjoyable with all the great pics of marvelous S&Ws. Closest I'll come will be my pre-model number .357 from 1954, but I'm grateful to have it.