GSonnen
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The S&W 44 DA "Frontier".
The "Glock" of its day
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opoefc
US Veteran
I'm confused. What's this old war horse got to do with a Glock? Ed.
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GSonnen
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It was the "cutting edge" of 19th Century handgun technology.
J-FRAME
Member
I understand-it was.
Sebago Son
Member
We've had a good one around here for a while... Here's some snapshots.
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opoefc
US Veteran
If the .44DA was the "cutting edge" of the 19th century, somebody forgot to tell the gun buying/shooting public. It took S&W over 20 years after they were made, to clean them all out of the vault. They even tried the design with a .38/40 caliber and that really struck out! I have a .44DA in .44S&W Special caliber, probably a test gun to see if the obsolete top break design could stand a .44 Spl. round. Smokeless powders were just around the corner and the top break design had seen it's day. The cutting edge was the Hand Ejector design of the 1890s that lead to the M&P K frames & the Triple Locks. Ed.
Golly, I didn't realize it had a plastic frame!
smithnframe
Member
Whats cutting edge have to do with it? Not a Glock fan nor will I ever be! Speaking of cutting edge.......whatever happended to the electronic cartridges? Now thats cutting edge but not very useful.
BearBio
Member
In developing any argument, you should state what your assumptions are, then develop your arguments from there. Assuming the Glosk is cutting edge is assuming facts not in evidence.
Borschadt?
Mauser C-96
Those were cutting edge. Don't get me wrong=I have several old topbreaks and would love a .44. Wouldn't take a Glock.
Borschadt?
Mauser C-96
Those were cutting edge. Don't get me wrong=I have several old topbreaks and would love a .44. Wouldn't take a Glock.
Sounds like we should start a thread about why the S&W DA 44 is inferior to the 1911......LOL
DWalt
Member
The innovative feature of the Glock was simply its frame material. Plus some excellent marketing, even though that depended mainly upon bribery. Other engineering features had been around for a long time.
Note to self: never mention Glocks in the antique section.....
