OK, so in my deal on buying a couple Smith's to clean up an estate this one surfaced today..like a floating, never mind. Since my deal was to take them all, I did. Take a look fella's and tell me what you think it is, or was. Looks to be 38 S&W, maybe. Look at the sideplate markings..
What the heck is it? or "Stump the Chump"
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Bound to be one of the multitude of Spanish S&W "copies". Interesting frame work there.
You have a gen-u-whine gun buyback candidate!!!!!
Art Doc
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Not a S&W product. Worthless IMO.
Now wait a darn minute! Not worthless totally. What cal. is it? I see five a shot. Lets look at this gun a little more closely. Maybe point out some interesting mechanical anomalies.
bulletslap
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I say it is an interesting curio.
Does it seem to function well, mechanically ?
Does it seem to function well, mechanically ?
I like the "MADE IN" fill in the blank stamping. Wonder why they did not finish the stamping with USA, since they copied the style as well as the S&W logo?
Maybe they were afraid that the USA would come after them?????
Maybe they were afraid that the USA would come after them?????
Gun???
Absolutely don't know! Does it have a serial number? The marking "1944" seems to be more of a date stamp. Could have been a "partisan" wartime frankin gun put together out of necessity .
Absolutely don't know! Does it have a serial number? The marking "1944" seems to be more of a date stamp. Could have been a "partisan" wartime frankin gun put together out of necessity .
Serial Number, good question. Since the custom wood "grip adapter" covers the butt and was epoxied I didn't try to take it off. May not even be a number under it. I'm with you on the fake sideplate marking and the Made In is even weirder.
Eddie Southgate
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Be a good one to keep in the toilet tank of your favorite old school Italian restaurant in case you hit one of those GodFather moments . All it needs is some cloth tape on the grip .
Jack Flash
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Looks like something that came out of a police evidence locker. 
DumpStick
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Very cool, very strange.
S&W - ish on the outside, but using a v-spring to power the lock work.
I'm intrigued by the lockwork. Looking at the screw heads, it looks like it's been....um.... adjusted many, many times. It looks like the inside pieces could be handmade.
I really like the "Made in ......." spot.
S&W - ish on the outside, but using a v-spring to power the lock work.
I'm intrigued by the lockwork. Looking at the screw heads, it looks like it's been....um.... adjusted many, many times. It looks like the inside pieces could be handmade.
I really like the "Made in ......." spot.
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Im not a S&W snob. Lets give this gun a chance. It may be a newly discovered model that has never been seen before. I would vote to knock the wood spacer off of the the butt.
I like it! Not as much as a tricked 2.5" model 19, but interesting. Be Safe,
It is because of these copies, from countries that did not honor copyright, or intellectual property in general, that S&W began with the "Marcas Registradas" rollmark on their revolvers.
It was a huge problem for many decades.
Anyone who thinks "America was never great", needs to be shown something like this to underscore the point of all the great innovations, ideas, and products that have come out of this country since it's inception, only to be absconded elsewhere, "usually" in much inferior form. (Gotta give some wiggle room for Korth and Manhurin, ha!)
But, it would be an interesting learning experience to do a side by side comparison with, say, a pre-war long action M&P: Maybe, slow working of the action, with sideplate off (don't drop the hammer) while observing the lockwork.
Jim
PS: I'd give that thing a thorough going over before even thinking of chambering a live round. The headspace alone looks suspect.
It was a huge problem for many decades.
Anyone who thinks "America was never great", needs to be shown something like this to underscore the point of all the great innovations, ideas, and products that have come out of this country since it's inception, only to be absconded elsewhere, "usually" in much inferior form. (Gotta give some wiggle room for Korth and Manhurin, ha!)
But, it would be an interesting learning experience to do a side by side comparison with, say, a pre-war long action M&P: Maybe, slow working of the action, with sideplate off (don't drop the hammer) while observing the lockwork.
Jim
PS: I'd give that thing a thorough going over before even thinking of chambering a live round. The headspace alone looks suspect.
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