Pre-War 357 Magnum Appreciation Thread

[Chaosrob]

There are a lot of blessed people in these posts. It is nice to see people who have used the fruits of their labor to purchase and protect some beautiful firearms with great history.

 

[ditrina]

I'll add mine to the pile.. RM # 379 shipped August 27th 1935.

 

[boykinlp]

All of you folks are displaying some of the finest guns I have ever seen in this thread. One day I hope to be fortunate enough to own one. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bmg60]

Hi
Here is one of 29 made it was owned by John Nunn of the Texas HP was shipped to him in 1938. John was the longest seated Sheriff in Texas 22 Years. John was very Careful with
this Revolver as it is still in 98% condition he used this for special events.
Jim Fisher

 

[Chaosrob]

I'll add mine to the pile.. RM # 379 shipped August 27th 1935.

Perfection. Wow!

 

[RKmesa]

Scan of the Type II Brochure

I thought that this may be useful. Fun reading nonetheless.

BTW: I'm still looking for an original Type I Brochure (it has the service grips and the grip adapter in the full gun photo on the first page). I have a scan, but I'm hopeful that someone has an extra one that they would not mind relocating to my collection in exchange for some "collectible/negotiable prints of dead presidents".

Enjoy,

 

[gunfish]

A well used KCPD magnum. The first one I bought. Note the post war rear sight. Some one also filed on the top of the hammer.

New Hampshire SP. refinished by S&W.

4.5 inch barrel. Bought at a gun show after lots of people looked at it and passed it by.

 

[rbswede]

Here is Reg. 1577 it was sent to Von Lengerke & Antoine Co. Chicago Il. 11-5-1936 it was shipped with a second Reg. 1578 both with 5" bbl. Call gold bead front and square notch rear, blue finish and magna grips. This is the way I bought it with the ivory grips and a re-blue job.I do shoot this from time to time and it is one of the smoothest actions I have shot. Some day it need to get a letter sent off to the Historical foundation and find out if any other info. is out there. I find it very interesting that back to back Reg. in the same configuration were sent to VL&A.

Thanks Rusty

 

[Nedroe]

KCPD Non Reg Magnum......

Just got the cylinder back from David Chicoine Jr. It had the awful plum color applied to it by the dept. armorer at one time I think it looks pretty fine again now.

Ned

 

[Twogunnes]

Impressive!!!

 

[jjbrewst1]

Reliving an Old thread..But this might be the nicest RM I have ever SEEN...Wow, Richard you have some amazing RM's

 

[WCCPHD]

Since this thread was started before I got my RM, I will re-post some photos of it. It is not perfect but it is unmolested and most importantly its mine.

 

[lowhog]

Here is my new one. Reg # 3763 Shipped May 24 1938 McGivern Front sight, King 111 rear, Humpback Hammer.

 

[DGT]

KCRM #5004

 

[S.B.]

By chance, does anyone remember the Registered Magnum that was owned by a member of the N.Y. Explorers Club. The owner had done tons of research and posted all kinds of documentation with a lot of photos, years back?
Steve

 

[Wyo]

I had forgotten this thread but I'll join in. Here's No. 1070 shipped May 1936 to the Jackson Hole Hardware Co., Jackson, WY.

This is the original owner, W.C. "Slim" Lawrence, in a contemporary photo. He was a ranch hand, cowboy, dude wrangler and firearms fancier. I can't prove it, but I think the RM is hanging in the holster between the two rifles to his left.

 

[lowhog]

I had forgotten this thread but I'll join in. Here's No. 1070 shipped May 1936 to the Jackson Hole Hardware Co., Jackson, WY.

This is the original owner, W.C. "Slim" Lawrence, in a contemporary photo. He was a ranch hand, cowboy, dude wrangler and firearms fancier. I can't prove it, but I think the RM is hanging in the holster between the two rifles to his left.

Being a ranch hand he must of saved long and hard to buy a rm.

 

[Wyo]

Being a ranch hand he must of saved long and hard to buy a rm.

I wondered about that myself. I spent some time visiting with an old fella that had been friends with Slim back before the war. This guy had a RM too. He carried it during WWII and told me it still hangs on the wall in his living room. He was close to 90 at the time and the way he got his gun and what he did with it is a whole 'nother story. Anyway, I asked him how Slim could afford such a revolver back then. He told me the RM's were well known in the Jackson area at the time and that they "were sort of like the iPod - everyone had to have one." Bottom line, these were gun guys, and they would eat hardtack for a few months if that was what it took to get what they wanted. Kind of like some of us still do today!

 

[kwill1911]

By chance, does anyone remember the Registered Magnum that was owned by a member of the N.Y. Explorers Club. The owner had done tons of research and posted all kinds of documentation with a lot of photos, years back?
Steve

Yes, that was Capt. Morden's 3.5 inch RM. It wound up with Ray Cheely and David Carroll sold it a year or so ago.

Regards,
Kevin Williams

 

[S.B.]

Kwill1911, are you certain or could it of been Marden? Anyway, original poster of this did great research work and had a ton of information both about the gun and the man.
Steve