A "blending" of an old design and new technology.
People seem to sell the little revolvers short. I have a couple of revolvers in .32 S&W Long. A nice little H&R 732 (blued steel) or 733 (nickel-plated) 2 1/2" barreled revolvers are slowly fading away. I also have a neat little "square butt" Taurus Model 74 (nickel plated) 3" barreled revolver, the Model 73 was manufactured from blued steel. These were manufactured of tooling that had been purchased from Smith & Wesson during the 1970's. (I know this because I spoke with one of the individuals at S&W that remembers the sale of the tooling to Taurus.) It was a knock-off of the "I" frame S&W Regulation Police.
These small revolvers fill a real "niche." Obviously you feel that the "little revolver" has a place in your life. If S&W would finally realize that the "Improved" I frame holds a proper place in the grand scheme of things, it might behoove them to look at reviving the frame to house the .32 H&R Magnum (once again.) When they built their last .32 Magnum, it was on their "J" frame. While it was a move in their economic interests to discontinue their "Improved" I frame in 1961, I happen to know that the frame was strong enough to handle the .38 Special. (One of the local men converted his .38 S&W to .38 S&W Special through a cylinder and barrel change.) A nice "Improved" I frame of modern manufacture would make a fine "pocket revolver" suitable for close-quarter personal protection work.
We can dream, can't we?
Scott
People seem to sell the little revolvers short. I have a couple of revolvers in .32 S&W Long. A nice little H&R 732 (blued steel) or 733 (nickel-plated) 2 1/2" barreled revolvers are slowly fading away. I also have a neat little "square butt" Taurus Model 74 (nickel plated) 3" barreled revolver, the Model 73 was manufactured from blued steel. These were manufactured of tooling that had been purchased from Smith & Wesson during the 1970's. (I know this because I spoke with one of the individuals at S&W that remembers the sale of the tooling to Taurus.) It was a knock-off of the "I" frame S&W Regulation Police.
These small revolvers fill a real "niche." Obviously you feel that the "little revolver" has a place in your life. If S&W would finally realize that the "Improved" I frame holds a proper place in the grand scheme of things, it might behoove them to look at reviving the frame to house the .32 H&R Magnum (once again.) When they built their last .32 Magnum, it was on their "J" frame. While it was a move in their economic interests to discontinue their "Improved" I frame in 1961, I happen to know that the frame was strong enough to handle the .38 Special. (One of the local men converted his .38 S&W to .38 S&W Special through a cylinder and barrel change.) A nice "Improved" I frame of modern manufacture would make a fine "pocket revolver" suitable for close-quarter personal protection work.
We can dream, can't we?
Scott
