S&W model 41 22LR Lew Horton

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Above pistol, one of 10 or 12 depending on which source you read.
Received an answer from the Smith&Wesson Archives. This gun serial number TEY 1731was shipped from the Roosevelt Avenue factory on July 31, 1998. It was delivered to Lew Horton Distributing, 15 Walkup Drive, Westbrook, Massachusetts. 7 inch heavy barrel, with a Patridge front sight, adjustable rear sight, walnut stocks with a modified thumb rest. It was engraved in script Performance Center Classic Series in gold. Very little information is known about this model as the Performance Center kept poor records. LESS THAN 10 WERE MADE.

Got info from Horton COO, she has the records and is authorized to release information they contain. Records indicating Horton received 12 S&W model 41 from Smith & Wesson. The serial number on this gun is the lowest of those that were received from the S& W Performance Center. These guns are authenticated the Lew Horton Special Edition.

I am attempting to acquire additional information on these Lew Horton Special Addition guns.

 

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S&W Model 41 History

Documents received from Smith & Wesson and Lew Horton on shipping and receipt of this S&W model 41.

 

[Hair Trigger]

That pistol must have sat on a shelf at S&W for quite a while, or like many have said, the 3-alpha SN's are in no particular order for manufacture date. SCSW shows the majority of SN's starting with T were made from 1984-1993 (TAA through TZV), with additional years in 1995 (TFK) and 1999 (TDN) and 2000(TDS).

It also mentions 10 being sent through the Performance Center, but no SN range.

How does it shoot? Mine is TAF and was purchased new in 1985 (but I am second owner, bought it four years ago).

 

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The gun shows no sign of having been fired. The Lew Horton COO did not volunteer any additional information on the other guns they received. Smith&Wesson did not add any additional information either.

As an afterthought, I may call the Horton COO, retired, and ask her if that information is available.

 

[Hair Trigger]

The gun shows no sign of having been fired. The Lew Horton COO did not volunteer any additional information on the other guns they received. Smith&Wesson did not add any additional information either.

As an afterthought, I may call the Horton COO, retired, and ask her if that information is available.

Good luck. I think what you got in the S&W Letter is the best you're going to get.

 

[ken158]

I was a small dealer and remember when they were advertised and other than being dressed up a little, the cost was out of line with what you got with a regular model 41. Most likely why there was not much interest and why they only produced a few.

 

[Drm50]

7” heavy barrel? Never saw one although I remember the advertisement for the Horton 41. Like others couldn’t see the value vs a stocker. I would like to see pic of 7” HB model.

 

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Dan, the only heavy barrel I have seen mentioned was a 5.5. If I do see one I will buy it, maybe.

 

[4T5GUY]

You never disclosed the price you paid for this Model 41 but that’s nobody’s business.

I can appreciate all the investigative/research you did and all the supportive info you found.

If it was you that was selling it through GB today, I would say nice sale. (Including all the extra extras that were entailed.)

Jim

 

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That was me. A little disappointed, but that the way it goes.

 

[Woody0371]

Between contacting Lew Horton and Smith & Wesson historians my understanding is that there were 10 ordered, but Smith and Wesson can only document nine of them actually being produced and delivered. I have one. The thing that makes it special is performance center on the barrel is in cursive and what looks to be hand engraved where other performance sinner guns were acid etched. I’ve often wondered the value of this being so special and so rare.