Saw an interesting top-break this morning

[MKT]

Before leaving Albuquerque this morning I stopped by one of the gunshops to look at their goodies. Got invited to the back room to see the interesting stuff, almost as soon as I walked in I spotted an S&W top-break with what looked like a 14 inch barrel and fitted with a shoulder stock. I had my camera with me and asked if I could take a picture or two.

This is the first one of these I have ever seen, thought y'all would enjoy it too.

 

[MKT]

Before leaving Albuquerque this morning I stopped by one of the gunshops to look at their goodies. Got invited to the back room to see the interesting stuff, almost as soon as I walked in I spotted an S&W top-break with what looked like a 14 inch barrel and fitted with a shoulder stock. I had my camera with me and asked if I could take a picture or two.

This is the first one of these I have ever seen, thought y'all would enjoy it too.

 

[Landpimp]

thats about one of the neatest guns I have seen in awhile

whats the story on it?

 

[opoefc]

Is that the revolving rifle that has been in Peterson's gun store back room for some time?

 

[Win38-55]

That looks like a variation of the Model 3. Aren't those things pretty rare in this stocked rifle form? What kind of price did he have for it?

 

[MKT]

Landpimp, I know nothing about this one history wise.

opoefc & Win38-55, Yes, this is the S&W revolving rifle in the "back room" of Petersons. I saw no price on it, or any of the other guns. I got the impression all guns in the back room were open to offer/counter-offer. This particular rifle stocked revolver did have a "hold for" tag on it, so someone may very likely be purchasing it.

One of the first things I do when I get home is to crack open my bible and see if I can find anything about these neat guns.

 

[Buffalo Nichols]

It is a Model 320 Revolving Rifle, based on the New Model #3,serial number 1-977. They had 16', 18" and 20" barrels, 10% premium for 16 and 20. Manufactured 1877 -1887. Jim Supica's third edition starts at $5000 for fair $6250 for good and $7500 for very good

 

[Kenneth L. Walters]

That has to be Ron Peterson Guns, right?

How is Ron doing? I would have thought that he would have retired by now.

 

[opoefc]

Kenneth, Ron seems to be doing very well. Every time I stop at the store to see him, he's off on safari to Africa or bird shooting in Argentina, or Moose hunting in Canada, etc. It's a tough life but he says someone has to do it. Imagine the trauma of having to decide whether to stay at the store and play with neat guns or go Elephant hunting in Nambia. - Guns in the back room are waiting for offers. I have found that prices are very negotiable, back room or out front. Especially if you buy several guns at a time. There always seems to be some wiggle room if you are a sharp negotiator - catch Ron at a gun show and you can really score - he hates to haul guns back to the store! Ed.

 

[feralmerril]

Years ago when jack first had "the gunshop" in lancaster, calif, He had a almost identical one one the wall for sale a long time. Also want to say it was fitted up with 2 barrels, and belive one barrel was made to be a single shot with metal where the clyinder would go, kind of like a colt camp perry single shot.

 

[MKT]

You are correct, it is Ron Peterson's shop. Ron was in and I had the opportunity to try to convince him to sell me a set of MOP's for one of my old K frames. I found a box with several sets of MOP's and ivories in the safe (yes, I got to dig in THE safe). I was unsuccessful

, but the seed has been planted, maybe I will prevail next year.

 

[CMcDermott]

I am extremely impressed with the stocks on that gun. I wonder how long it took for the craftsman that made them to carve the S&W logo on them.

 

[opoefc]

No carving needed, for those stocks. They are the hard rubber type made in a pressure mold. Both grips and forearms for these revolving rifle are the hard rubber type with the mottled red & black coloring. Replacement replica of these stocks are also available today from various suppliers. Ed.

 

[Alk8944]

They're not hard rubber, they are gutta-percha. A similar product, but not the same thing. Those particular stocks are peculiar to only the .320 Rifle, which is a variant of the #3 Single Action.