I have received letters on 4 of my model #3s which were a joy to receive, as I experienced some surprises. As to my latest, a 1st model Schofield, being "U.S." marked, unless someone here corrects me, I don't see a point in it. Since acquiring it, I have seen 2 for sale listings where an S&W letter was included. Both letters were word for word the same. A little history informing the requester about sales to the 2 N.Y. retailers & how they were sold to the Army. Also, that of course, there is no info on which unit received it. Any possibility of a surprise here? Thanks!
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Not all letters should concentrate on whether this or that gun was sent to someone famous, sometimes it is important to just verify something unusual about the gun or non-standard stampings. I think the bigger issue here is the authenticity of the US stamping for future owners. Many guns have fake stamps to raise the value, so buyers are sometimes reluctant to purchase without provenance. A historical letter will verify if the government stamp is legitimate and would add value in my mind.
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Hi There,
In this particular circumstance, I agree that a Historical Letter
is probably unnecessary considering the vast majority of these
Schofields were sold to the U.S. Army. Now, if yours was a civi-
lian example and not bought by the Government, then it would
be worth while.
Cheers!
Webb
In this particular circumstance, I agree that a Historical Letter
is probably unnecessary considering the vast majority of these
Schofields were sold to the U.S. Army. Now, if yours was a civi-
lian example and not bought by the Government, then it would
be worth while.
Cheers!
Webb
1st model Schofield
All first model Schofields were inspected by the US Army with about 30 rejected. I have never documented a single 1st model that was not stamped US or lacking inspector marks. Those 30 that were rejected were mostly gifted or sold to the a specific market with the understanding that ammunition was not available without direct ties to the military with access to military ammo.
The second model Schofield is a horse of a different color. Those were actually sent to Major distributors in low numbers and are found with and without US markings.
The premis here is that the Schofield revolver was a Military issue revolver. Very few lack inspector marks and the vast majority that were sold to the commercial market were MILITARY REJECTS.
Murph
All first model Schofields were inspected by the US Army with about 30 rejected. I have never documented a single 1st model that was not stamped US or lacking inspector marks. Those 30 that were rejected were mostly gifted or sold to the a specific market with the understanding that ammunition was not available without direct ties to the military with access to military ammo.
The second model Schofield is a horse of a different color. Those were actually sent to Major distributors in low numbers and are found with and without US markings.
The premis here is that the Schofield revolver was a Military issue revolver. Very few lack inspector marks and the vast majority that were sold to the commercial market were MILITARY REJECTS.
Murph
