Away from my books.
Asking for a shipping date on this lizard.
Serial number....31893
Many thanks...
Asking for a shipping date on this lizard.
Serial number....31893
Many thanks...
S&W 44 3rd model...
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1928, maybe 29
Here are some known ship dates:
.44 H.E. Model 1926 serial 29179 shipped in April 1927.
.44 H.E. Model 1926 serial 32637 shipped in November 1928.
.44 H.E. Model 1926 serial 29179 shipped in April 1927.
.44 H.E. Model 1926 serial 32637 shipped in November 1928.
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If it is still there tomorrow, I may pop
for it....marked at $650 they normally give me
a break.
Without doubt it is a refinish. But the mechanics all seemed
ok.
for it....marked at $650 they normally give me
a break.
Without doubt it is a refinish. But the mechanics all seemed
ok.
If the SNs all match it looks like a no brainer to me. The stocks are worth $300+ and from what we can see the gun looks pretty good too. Good luck.
Jeff
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Jeff
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I'll take it! Oh wait, wrong forum. $650 with the opportunity to haggle is a good deal if the mechanics check out 
SVT28
SVT28
if you get buyer's remorse, let me know and I'll help you out. Lee
Here's mine, a nickel 4" bbl .44 HE Model of 1926 shipped to W&K. I picked this up at a local gun show about 10 years ago, and it came with the Mr. Jinx letter and the mahogany presentation case. You can see that sometime back in the day a previous owner decided to modify the revolver by replacing the half moon front sight with a rib and Baughman-style sight (1930s-40s?). The revolver was also nicely re-nickeled. The magna stocks were also incorrect, but I replaced them with some Grashorn Elk Antler stocks that I later "aged". Back then I paid $940 OTD, and considering the $100 letter and $150 for the presentation case, I bought the revolver for about $690. I thought it was a fair price.
Wiregrassguy: You can add this one to your database (see the Jinx letter).
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Ran from Hurricane Beryl and
Finally got to my place in the Piney Woods.
Gun was back out in the show case.
All matching numbers.
OTD $400.00
Finally got to my place in the Piney Woods.
Gun was back out in the show case.
All matching numbers.
OTD $400.00
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Sounds like you stole it. Hope you can sleep tonight.
Oh, if only a gun store like that levednear me!!!
Here are two more from this era:
29179 4/27
34451 3/30
Edit: Just noticed that 29179 is already listed above - must have obtained the number from one of my previous posts.
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$400 OTD is quite a break! Most of us would have Loved to had paid the full $650 and still feel that we got a deal. Also the gun seems to be a 5" barrel Not a 4" barrel. Can't tell if a refinish from the single picture in your original post, But either way you made out like a bandit.
Congratulations, that's some score.
Congratulations, that's some score.
Howie, you realize of course that we all hate you...
...BenI have 32630 shipped November 20, 1928 W&K
OK Xfuzz, you have had 6 months to clean it up and take pictures by the beach. Maybe I missed it in a different thread,
I've been privileged to see it in person...My fingers started feeling sticky, so I put it back down before I got in trouble...
...Ben
I've been privileged to see it in person...My fingers started feeling sticky, so I put it back down before I got in trouble...
If you had a beater 2nd model you could do the old switcheroo. Naa, he'd probably notice.
Howie is easily distracted by shiny things,. but don't tell him you heard it from me...Naa, he'd probably notice.
...Ben
