S&W first model 1896
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Donald Paul
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...hey Battle-
Looks like two or more vendors may have made them.
Both of mine are 1896 versions {I think}.
Good eye sir, I never noticed the difference 'till you brought it up.
Thanks - Don
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Donald Paul
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Well, Battle, Looks like I've wrapped myself around the axle {again}. After posting my response to you minutes ago,
I noticed that the nickel one doesn't fit the barrel correctly.
The cut-out on the barrel is wrong for this knob. So, I feel that I'm not qualified to give a solid opinion. Maybe both knobs could be correct, but one of mine shows an interference with the bbl.
- Don
There was and is only one ejector rod knob for the 32 Hand Ejector, 1st Model and those are not correct. I am also sure there were no outside vendors selling knobs for this model, but rather a bunch of gunsmiths and do-it-yourself owners out there who came up with whatever could be made to work.
The knobs look identical, non-factory. The mystery is why one interferes under the barrel and one doesn't.
Are the extractor rods the same length?
Are the flat areas under the barrel the same length?
How do the knobs attach - do they have a female thread screwed to the center pin original male thread?
If so, The repro knobs and lock screws I'm having made will replace them w/o issue.
It appears,that the post 21 shows a large diameter knob that is rubbing on the bottom of the barrel, while the one on post 23 is the same size as the rod, which must have been cut, since it rides under the flat and not ahead of it.
I inspected my 1896s and found that there is a flat ledge on the underside of the barrel that starts at the frame and extends the length of the ejector rod, while the knob extends beyond the barrel ledge. There is no slot cut in the barrel, but rather the knob just hangs under the round part of the barrel. This is a good way to tell if an ejector rod has been shortened, since all barrel lengths use the same length rod.
I inspected my 1896s and found that there is a flat ledge on the underside of the barrel that starts at the frame and extends the length of the ejector rod, while the knob extends beyond the barrel ledge. There is no slot cut in the barrel, but rather the knob just hangs under the round part of the barrel. This is a good way to tell if an ejector rod has been shortened, since all barrel lengths use the same length rod.
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