I've been looking for one for a long time, and finally found one at the Phoenix gun show today! This is a Model 1913 .35 S&W "pocket pistol." It's in really excellent shape - please excuse the oil smears in the photos. It has that deep, bright S&W blue, and it's all original.
These pistols had some unique features. These Clement-patent guns were chambered in .35 S&W - this ammo hasn't been made since the 1940s, but they will feed, chamber and fire .32 auto ammo. They had grip safeties, right under the trigger guard. The manual safety was a rotating disk in the backstrap. Very tiny. Because the slide was very light, a heavy recoil spring was utilized. There is an elongated button in the slide - press it, and the spring is disconnected, enabling easy racking of the slide. Takedown is accomplished by pulling forward and down on the rear of the trigger guard. This releases the barrel, which is then rotated up (the hinge is above the rear of the slide) for cleaning. The grips are unique - unscrewing the retaining screw on either side only allows the grips to be slid down and off the gun!
This 6th variation was shipped from 1915 inventory in October, 1916, making it about 95 years old. I'm amazed that it has survived in this condition. The .35 Automatic Pistol was made from about 1913 to 1922. At any rate, I thought I'd share my "collector joy" with you!
Here's the left side:
And the right side:
And the patent inscription on top of the rear of the barrel:
These pistols had some unique features. These Clement-patent guns were chambered in .35 S&W - this ammo hasn't been made since the 1940s, but they will feed, chamber and fire .32 auto ammo. They had grip safeties, right under the trigger guard. The manual safety was a rotating disk in the backstrap. Very tiny. Because the slide was very light, a heavy recoil spring was utilized. There is an elongated button in the slide - press it, and the spring is disconnected, enabling easy racking of the slide. Takedown is accomplished by pulling forward and down on the rear of the trigger guard. This releases the barrel, which is then rotated up (the hinge is above the rear of the slide) for cleaning. The grips are unique - unscrewing the retaining screw on either side only allows the grips to be slid down and off the gun!
This 6th variation was shipped from 1915 inventory in October, 1916, making it about 95 years old. I'm amazed that it has survived in this condition. The .35 Automatic Pistol was made from about 1913 to 1922. At any rate, I thought I'd share my "collector joy" with you!
Here's the left side:
And the right side:
And the patent inscription on top of the rear of the barrel:
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