Question about an early 1902 or 1905 .38 Target revolver

[mikepriwer]

I'm looking for a bit of information on serial number 29986, shipped in May of 1903. By serial number and shipping date, this gun should be a 4-screw round-butt, model of 1902. However, a previous owner thought, and still does think, that the gun was a square butt, otherwise known as a Model of 1905. If anyone has this gun, would they please contact me, by either posting here, or sending a private mail, or to my email [email protected], or by phone 8582546922?

Thanks for any help, Mike Priwer

 

[Grayfox]

According to that serial number, the info you have is correct. Pictures would help.

 

[mikepriwer]

Grayfox

Serial 58000, in Roy's books, is the start of the square butt model, and that is January 1905. 29986 shipped in May 1903, which is 1 1/2 years earlier. As far as I know, there are no known square-butt K-frames before 58000 - except for possibly this 29986 . Roy's book says that the square-butt model was immediately very popular, so there ought to be some. But, we never see any.

Regards, Mike Priwer