Show me your Model 34 in 4" please?

[Anton Dee]

Show me photos of your Model 34, the 4" preferred, although all are welcome!

Before I can really call this Model 34 'my own', I have to wait for the paperwork to be succesfully completed.
Patience is a virtue, yes... Please help to pass the time!

 

[indiandave]

Nice gun Anton. I have one made in 1988. yours looks nicer!

 

[gagunner 2]

I have two.A 2" from 1968 and a 4" that's still new in the box from 1977.Both are nickel.Sorry no camera.

 

[pace40]

Here ya go

 

[Anton Dee]

Thanks for the replies so far, guys!

Also thanks for this pics, pace40! Do you prefer the round or the square butt? Are you partial to one of them?

In the Netherlands, I have not seen that many Model 34's - or 63's for that matter- 'in the wild'.
There are many Model 17's, 617's etc around, but the small frame S&W are harder to come by.

 

[pace40]

Also thanks for this pics, pace40! Do you prefer the round or the square butt? Are you partial to one of them?

I don't really have a preference in this frame size. Neither fits my hand real well for shooting but since its .22lr, it really doesn't matter.

 

[Swissman]

Swissman

 

[au2183]

Here's another 34-1:

 

[zgate]

34

 

[66TAS]

Here is my wifes nickel 34 wearing Herrett grips, laying on my mdl 63.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Here's my beloved Model 34-1. Sorry about the cheesy faux stag grips - champagne taste on a (light) beer budget. My son doesn't know it yet, but this will be his first J frame when he gets older.

Best of luck,

Dave

 

[Wee Hooker]

I don't have a 4" 34 any longer but do have a 2" 34 and a 4" 63.

 

[SWID]

Sorry, this is the only picture I have of it. It's with all my Smith .22s.

 

[Anton Dee]

Some fine examples of the 34, gentlemen!
If I wasn't on the lookout for a 63 already, I would be now!

They ALL look handsome: the out of the box stock factory one's, those with other grips, newer or older models.
Still cannot understand that something designed for practical use can look so good, out of the box!
Smith & Wesson should be honoured as great designers, next to Chippendale, and before Rietveld or Corbusier, they really should.


There are some great grips for the 34 out there,
I do like the looks of the factory grips -(are they called Magna's?) but they probably will be a bit small for practical use, I suppose.
And I do intend to shoot it, a lot!
Zgate, can you tell me more about the grips?
There are some Herrett's in Sq-B available here if I am correctly informed, they look good too, 66TAS.

Then again; pearl, stag or ivory with a Tyler T-grip would look...

Can't wait any longer now, maybe it wasn't such a good idea afterall, this thread!

No no: please continue to show your guns!
Thanks!

 

[CITYREPO61]

Here's mine

What a keeper!

Steve

 

[Anton Dee]

Hope that I also will say it is a 'keeper'.

Our standard match dicipline is 10 Meters one hand shooting and I intend to shoot it quite a bit.
I keep having problems with a tennis-elbow (but never played the game!) in my right-arm, it makes shooting with the 6" 617 quite hard on some days. I have shot a K22 and Model 17's with Magna's, also had a Redhawk 5 1/2" with that model grip and although I don't have large hands I felt I 'missed' some meat in the grip.
Therefore I have my eyes on Walnut Herrett's.
They look a bit different to the grips on the nickel 34 of Mrs.66TAS, but they should be practical. What do you think of them?

 

[66TAS]

Anton,

Those should prove to be quite comfortable. My wife prefers the Herrets to anything else, and I tend to agree with her.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Anton,

If you intend to preserve, or help preserve the collect-ability or re-sale value of the pistol, you may want to consider removing the factory original grips - especially if they are serial numbered to the piece - and putting them in a safe place. Herret grips are good, but they tend to be a bit large for my hands. I know I could "modify" them, but other grips such as the Pachamyr (rubber) grips, Hogues, and the faux stags work so well.

Best of luck,

Dave

 

[pred]

I bought this one a year or more ago, As I was looking at it another guy was breathing over my shoulder, I told the seller at a local show "OK I'll take it" Price was 350 I think, The guy breathing over my shoulder said " If you didnt get I would have" And I believe him!
I have a 2" 63 as well, But this 4" 34-1 is a real gem!

Peter

 

[Anton Dee]

When I ever find someone who is willing to send a Tyler-T grip to the Netherlands, I don't want to scratch or damage the originals.
I suppose you can always tell when Tylers' have been fitted?
The idea of getting an extra set of Magna's for that purpose, or some 'fancy' ones, did cross my mind, especially when the grips on the gun are the original fittings.

But as I intend to start shooting it as soon as I have it in my possession, I bought the Herrett's portrayed in an earlier post.

Diamond Manga's always look great though!

 

[Munsterf18]

NIB

 

[bobkk]

Bought my M34 new for $105. That's ben a while ago.
Taught my daughter how to shoot with it. Now she claims it.
Only picture I have is with a M19. Not a good one at that.

 

[Engine49guy]

This Model 34-1 left the factory in 1968 and has matching numbered grips,
It also has a serial number that actually places its frames DOB in the mid 1950's.
Guessing it stuck around the factory vault until frame demand reached supply produced ...
Serial No# 1183XX Cheers

 

[617fan]

Two of my favorite's an I Frame Model 34 4" shipped Feb 1959 and its companion a 2" 34-1

 

[Gatorbaiter]

I don't have a picture of my mdl 34, but here's my mdl 63:

 

[TNDave]

Here is mine

 

[model17]

model 34 4in.

 

[Anton Dee]

Screwthread...

Thanks again for all the photos!
There are some fine examples of the 34 and it's Stainless brother (sister?) the 63 around in our community.

If all goes well, I will have my own 34 in my hands by Tuesday, or Wednesday.
The Herrett's are already in my posession, I do need to find a screw for it. I did know that there was no screw, but I only paid 16 USD for them, still acceptable I think?

But I do have another quest now:
Can someone tell me what size screw and pitch Herrett used for the grips?

 

[Anton Dee]

Model 34 is here!

I'm happy to announce that my very own S&W Model 34 is healthy and well in the safe!
The gun is clean, the trigger is crisp, rifling sharp, it looks and feels really great.
The grips are indeed the original fitting and have the same serial as the gun.
I think they have not been off the gun often as they came off it quite difficult.

It is an elegant little gun, quite small compared to it's brother the 617:

 

[flagman1776]

Hey, model17, those look like the same smooth targets my 4" 34 wears today. I have retained the original standard grips & they are numbered to the gun. I was surprised to find that as it was a new gun purchase in 1978.
Russ