What's the oldest S&W you own?

[681ismyfavorite]

i have one of those 1903 .32 hand ejectors with the 3 1/4" bbl. you see them all the time on gunbroker for $350.00 or more....got mine for $200.00 and im not attached to it, it wears era correct grips now....those black plastic or "hard rubber" ones that you see all the time........

 

[AEA]

I'm just a grasshopper here with a M66-1 2.5" 1978 - unfired as of today.......wonder how long I can wait to fire it?

 

[4864]

Here is my 1917 S&W .45 DA. This is a bit of a Family heirloom. I have had this for many years but it just hit me the other day that I should get a letter on this. Any one care to guess what caused the big nic in the crane/yoke area and holster?

 

[CQB27]

Here is my 1917 S&W .45 DA. This is a bit of a Family heirloom. I have had this for many years but it just hit me the other day that I should get a letter on this. Any one care to guess what caused the big nic in the crane/yoke area and holster?

Looks like a bullet crease

 

[4864]

Yep. Worn by my Great, Great, Great Uncle. He was a Lt. with the 1st Infantry "The Big Red 1" in WWI. Gun saved his life.

 

[NFrameFred]

"What's the oldest S&W you own? "

Well, let me check my watch . . . I haven't bought one today . . . yet . . .

 

[BUFF]

Model One, Second Issue. S/N 1075XX. Made about 1865.

 

[jlynch34]

Pre-Model 10 made 1955 or 56.

 

[Mule88]

I have a .32 rimfire Army revolver made in the 1860's and will still fire.

 

[mg357]

the oldest S&W that i own is the only S&W revolver that i own at the moment it is a model 36 blued finish chambered in .38 special and it was made in 1972

 

[Dave T]

My re-blued Triple Lock, shipped in 1914.

Dave

 

[bigolddave]

HSguy,

Do you know anything about that converted .22 you have? I see you are in suburban Chicago; many years ago at a farm auction just outside of Belvidere, IL, they had one very similar. The man whose stuff was being auctioned was quite a machinist, and the story was that he had done the work himself. There was a lot of stuff, but it was bitterly cold and windy, so all I brought home was a case of pleurisy.

 

[hobby-gunsmith]

I recently acquired a model 1 issue 2 in nice shape. I completely disassembled and re-assembled it yesterday and brought it up to the clean status. Also, purchased a model 1 issue 3 from a site and will be receiving it at the end of the month. Love the pre-1900's.
Nick

 

[sunday bill]

A Triple Lock that left the factory in 1914 is my oldest S&W.

 

[Dave T]

A Triple Lock that left the factory in 1914 is my oldest S&W.

Bill, mine is a 5" blue, with fixed sights and checkered stocks. It shipped to Cincinnati, Oh. Where was your's shipped and how was it set up?

Dave

 

[HKSmith]

My oldest S&W is a Baby Russian with nickel finish and in very nice shape. It shipped in 1877. I actually shoot it occasionally with very light .38 S&W handloads. It shoots about 6 inches high at 50 feet and will keep 9 or 10 out of 10 shots in the black of a 25 yard timed fire target at 50 feet, even with its spur trigger and crude sights.

Combined age of the gun and shooter is 201 years!!

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

1907, I believe. A 5" .38 Spl M&P, #91439.

 

[sunday bill]

Dave T, I guess about every variable feature on my old gun was the most common one available since the caliber is 44 Special, the barrel is 6.5", the finish is blue, and the grips are checkered walnut. She shipped to Belknap Hardware in Louisville, KY, August 17, 1914. I'm proud to be the second owner, even if the old gal is somewhat of a plain Jane.

A resident of the area of KY west of Lexington was the first owner and he did absolutely nothing with (or without) his Triple Lock to cause historians to enter his name or or to make mention of his handgun in the history books, as far as I can determine.

To this point, noteworthy accomplishments of the second owner somewhat approximate those of the first. Our crowning achievement may be that we've both owned a Triple Lock.

 

[Wyo]

1920's, I think, 22/32 Heavy Barrel Target that belonged to my grandfather. Next would be a 1936 Reg. Mag. I don't have anything from the 19th Century but would love to pick up an American model sometime.

 

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