The ultimate Highway Patrolman thread.including N frame ser# ranges

[les.b]

Welcome to the forum, Greywulf4570, I'm sure you will enjoy that classic Highway Patrolman!!

You ought to post an introduction over on the "new members" sub forum. I'm sure that everyone would like to get to know you....

Edit... I just saw that you joined some time ago, but apparently just posted for the first time...

Again, welcome from West Virginia!!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[RoadVirus]

28 No Dash number S19078X. Obviously not an issued service weapon since it has no holster wear or blueing degradation at all. Only a turn line and bottom of the stocks dings. One of the best deals on a revolver I've ever done.

 

[Raven312]

I have yet to take a real glamor shot but I'm really loving this 28-2. Just shot her for the first time last night. As expected, the trigger was butter smooth and single action was downright scary.

 

[EricR]

New stocks for one of my 4's. It's 1975 that did not have it's original magna's. And in spite of all of the "magna on magnum's" love, even my not so huge hands love target grips for their intended purposes. And these Goncalo Alves were a $81 ebay score. Only needed a little TLC.

...the 442 had been in my pocket all morning for a doctor's appointment and errands..

 

[SLT223]

Model 28 Mountain Gun

Round butted and beveled cylinder face...wasn't done by me. The mods, S&W combats, and the price attracted me to this gun. It's an S-Prefix, and has the action quality you would expect. It dates 1967-68.

 

[rromeo]

My new 1954 Highway Patrolman

The 1954 with my 28-3

I suppose I need a 4" now.

 

[GWW]

Hello to everyone on the thread here; I stumbled onto a Nickel version of the Highway Patrolman yesterday. This one is a 28-2 # N1894xx, in 6 inch , Target stocks, counterbored cyl, Pinned barrel. no insert in the ramp front sight.

I think the rather unique point on this particular piece is the Model 28-2 stamping on the frame was struck twice!

I will try and get some decent pictures of it to share with everyone here on the forum.

Would love to see pics of the Model 28-2 double striking, never heard or seen that before. Is one stamping much lighter then the other? Wonder if it was a bounce of the hammer when struck? But I would think if struck by hand they would use a dead blow hammer to stop any bounce. Just curious.

 

[richiecotite]

The evolution of my 4” 28-2


Was a drunken (at least buzzed) gunbroker purchase. I figured it’d be a damn shame to let a good gun suffer. I bought it with plans to have it cleaned up.

I had it a few months and decided I wanted to have it reblued. Sent it to a place a couple of hours from the house. The smith said all he could basically do is blast the spray paint off and reblue. I didn’t care too much, and the turnaround time he quoted was pretty quick, so I sent it off. Also picked up new shoes for it as I hate the hogue mono.

Still ugly, but much less ugly. About a year or so after getting it back, the rear sight wasn’t adjusting, so I took it to a local Smith to get that fixed. He said he could do it no problem, then asked if I wanted to send it out to have it polished and blued. He said it would look like a new gun. I had a little extra cash, so I said sure, and he sent it off for me. Came back about 6 weeks later. They did a hell of a job, but they still couldn’t get all the pitting on the cylinder, and basically all of the logos were buffed out.

All in all, it’s one of my favorite wheelies, and it’s already best so no fears of turn lines or wear.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Greywulf4570]

Here is a few photos of my recently rescued Highway Patrolman, The Model number has been struck twice, I think it was made around the 1971 timeframe maybe, it was pretty filthy when I first acquired it. I managed to get the baked on deposits out of the chambers with a mix of Kerosene and Marvel Mystery oil.

 

[Greywulf4570]

a few more pictures of my Highway Patrolman.
I confess , I did not know much about these pieces until I discovered this one.
It really stuck out huge among a row of some 30 polymer semi autos on the shelf of used hardware.
The last picture in this bunch is what it looked like the day I brought it to the house.
It cleaned up ok, and after careful inspection, It is now ready to take to the range.

 

[adamdavis33]

I have a n.m.m. S 1762** which would be from late 1957 I'm guessing?

 

[gunnison]

adamdavis33
Is your n.m.m. a 4 inch or 6 inch barrel? Thanks.

 

[adamdavis33]

gunnison it's a 4". I'm trying to post a couple of pics but I'm having some trouble doing it from my phone. Thanks for asking!

 

[pd1964]

Picked up a nice looking Highway Patrolman. Serial number dates to 1967: S2855xx
Seller figures unfired or very little use.
Haven’t got my hands on it yet but here are a couple of pictures from the seller. I’ll do a nice photo shoot when I get it this week.

IMG_005 by Paul Dubois, on Flickr

IMG_003 by Paul Dubois, on Flickr

 

[75Vette]

I didn't know if I'd ever be able to join this elite club. Here's my new to my safe 4" 28-2. SN N28355x. It's everything you folks have said it'd be!

 

[pd1964]

I didn't know if I'd ever be able to join this elite club. Here's my new to my safe 4" 28-2. SN N28355x. It's everything you folks have said it'd be!

Congrats. What is that propping up the gun? Looks like a S&W cigar tube.
I need one of those.

 

[les.b]

That's a "prop rod", some of the guys on the forum sell them, I believe.

Normally 75Vette needs something a little longer to prop up his Smiths:

Best Regards, Les

 

[snowman.45]

In 1977, I started my LE career with a 4" M28-2. As young, low paid cops are apt to do, I traded it away for a Model 19 as soon as I found one a couple of years after I started (they didn't exactly grow on trees in those days). I wish I had that 28-2 back. I'll run across another some day, I'm sure. Until then I'll just continue to look at all of the pictures here and drool on myself.

UPDATE:
I found and bought a 28-2 in very good condition. Timing was very slightly off on one chamber, so I put a new hand in it and re-timed it to my liking. I'm considering sending it to S&W after I get moved and having a new bluing job put on it.

 

[75Vette]

That's a "prop rod", some of the guys on the forum sell them, I believe.

Normally 75Vette needs something a little longer to prop up his Smiths:



Best Regards, Les

Thanks Les!!!

 

[75Vette]

Congrats. What is that propping up the gun? Looks like a S&W cigar tube.
I need one of those.

Les is correct. I bought it from a forum member in the classified section.