Smith & Wesson Triple Lock - Owned & Modified by R.W. Loveless

[oneeyedpete]

We needn't argue whether a Lawless owned Triple Lock is valuable to any of us individually. To a knife collector, I am sure it adds value that Lawless owned it. To someone that is not a knife collector, it probably adds little if any value. Purists will find diminished value in any Triple Lock that has been modified in any way. Value, like love, is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[DARE]

mrcvs, Photog asked if someone sent a Registered Magnum to Churchill for engraving would you pay more?
Pretty sure he was talking about Churchill the engraver.
To my knowledge Winston Churchill did not do any engraving.

 

[Taj]

Well, knee jerk reaction is the finish is WAY too good for a 100++ year old revolver---and WAY too good for almost anybody besides the factory. So---have a look at the left side of the grip frame, and tell us what you see there---in the way of weird symbols, numbers, and what not.

Next, to tell you something you almost certainly already know, the grips haven't been around as near as long as the gun----which isn't a big deal to anybody besides us of the lunatic fringe---and the front sight came along looooooong after the gun did. Same goes for the hammer.

Bottom Line: It's a neat gun---no longer a collectible by any stretch of the imagination, but a neat gun nonetheless.

The weird symbols on the left grip frame (if any) will be factory service/refinish marks---and a date code----IF the refinish was done by the factory. The refinish most certainly could have been done by someone else----a damn good someone else.

So much for openers!

Ralph Tremaine

And a pox on all those who type faster than I do!

When I had my shop in Corona, CA I blued several guns for Bob. He usually did all the polishing because he had the equipment and the knowledge to do a decent job, but I had the bluing tanks. I don't remember that particular gun but my guess is that he did the polishing himself. When he got into the "trapper" length lever guns, I shortened a number of Marlin and Winchester lever guns for him. Bob was a different sort of guy but extremely talented. We were both pilots so shared some common interest and got along okay. In fact he almost bit the big one when he had a midair on short final at a local airport. He was living in Riverside, CA at that time.

 

[RebCop]

Mr. Loveless modified this gun to be used as that was what they were built for , USE. They were not made to be collected but to be field guns , target guns or self defense guns. This gun is a fine example of a men that knew his craft and made a gun better for his own use!!!!