What's your rarest HE?

[Messer]

Hi Les,

Man - if he was closer I'd have a new dentist!

I'll send him a email, maybe we can get some solid answers.

Thanks,
Bob S.

 

[Wyo]

This one. As far as I can tell, it's one-of-a-kind.

Read about it here. An Outdoorsman Becomes a Triple Lock....

 

[Muley Gil]

I belong to a unit of the North-South Skirmish Association and we have several Hatfield members. And yes, they all shoot real good!

 

[FifthWheel]

I have an M&P 38spl shipped in 1917, not rare. Round butt, 5",
pristine, uncommon. And no I wouldn't shoot jacketed ammo in it.

 

[rct269]

These are now memories, about to be someone else's new finds; as David Carroll carted them all off to be sold over the balance of the year.

New Model #3 Target #3914----this one chambered in "38 WINCHESTER CTG" instead of the regular old 32-44 and 38-44 S&W. One of not hardly.

7 1/2" Triple Lock Target #3976----one of what Mr. Jinks opines is 250 to 500----which sort of sounds like he doesn't know, and I don't either.

Model of '91 6" Target revolver #22530---one of an unknown number, pretty much all of which were shipped somewhere besides around here.

A 6" 2nd Model Single Shot #3944---one of those special orders for a single unit, and one of some few more---wherever they are.

8" 3rd Model Single Shot #4826---another special order for a single unit, joined by four more on the Club Gun List, and I've never seen nor heard of another----but who knows?

A regular, everyday 6 1/2" Triple Lock #10688 which paid a visit to Mr. King and his lads, and came back as a Super Target conversion. The only one I've ever held in my hands, but it figures there's more out there somewhere.

6" 3rd Model Single Shot #4807---one of three or four I've seen in the past 50 years or so, and I hope anybody who knows about how many there really are will tell us. I heard one of ten awhile back, but I don't believe a word of it.

This is a K-22 2nd Model #682435, the rarest of the K-22's, but not hardly rare---maybe sort of scarce; but this one was given to Philip B. Sharpe----one of one.

K-32 1st Model #681819. Yep----first model----for real. I couldn't believe it either, but there it was----looking for a good home.

Here's one of those big thumpers that came after the Triple Lock----a Model of 1926 Target #54911. It's one of less than 50, 100, or 200---depending on what book you read---one of those that sounds like nobody knows.

These last two can go together, 'cause they're pretty much the same---a K-32 2nd Model #K58970 and a K-32 3rd Model #K232389. They're not rare, maybe sort of scarce, but they wanted to keep that first model company.

Happy hunting!!

Ralph Tremaine

 

[paplinker]

These are now memories, about to be someone else's new finds; as David Carroll carted them all off to be sold over the balance of the year.

New Model #3 Target #3914----this one chambered in "38 WINCHESTER CTG" instead of the regular old 32-44 and 38-44 S&W. One of not hardly.

7 1/2" Triple Lock Target #3976----one of what Mr. Jinks opines is 250 to 500----which sort of sounds like he doesn't know, and I don't either.

Model of '91 6" Target revolver #22530---one of an unknown number, pretty much all of which were shipped somewhere besides around here.

A 6" 2nd Model Single Shot #3944---one of those special orders for a single unit, and one of some few more---wherever they are.

8" 3rd Model Single Shot #4826---another special order for a single unit, joined by four more on the Club Gun List, and I've never seen nor heard of another----but who knows?

A regular, everyday 6 1/2" Triple Lock #10688 which paid a visit to Mr. King and his lads, and came back as a Super Target conversion. The only one I've ever held in my hands, but it figures there's more out there somewhere.

6" 3rd Model Single Shot #4807---one of three or four I've seen in the past 50 years or so, and I hope anybody who knows about how many there really are will tell us. I heard one of ten awhile back, but I don't believe a word of it.

This is a K-22 2nd Model #682435, the rarest of the K-22's, but not hardly rare---maybe sort of scarce; but this one was given to Philip B. Sharpe----one of one.

K-32 1st Model #681819. Yep----first model----for real. I couldn't believe it either, but there it was----looking for a good home.

Here's one of those big thumpers that came after the Triple Lock----a Model of 1926 Target #54911. It's one of less than 50, 100, or 200---depending on what book you read---one of those that sounds like nobody knows.

These last two can go together, 'cause they're pretty much the same---a K-32 2nd Model #K58970 and a K-32 3rd Model #K232389. They're not rare, maybe sort of scarce, but they wanted to keep that first model company.

Happy hunting!!

Ralph Tremaine

Ralph, I hope you kept something,that is quite a pile. I daydream of walking in a gun shop and seeing a mislabeled MP Target with 32 long on the side of the bbl.

 

[Kinman]

This thread has proven to be very time consuming, my thanks to the OP and to all of the posters....I like em all and spent considerable time trying to pick a favorite.



This is my rarest, a 2nd Model H.E. 44 that was shipped back to the factory twice in the same year, once for a target conversion, then again for a complete refinish.

 

[DCWilson]

My rarest is this Model of 1946 Target, aka the 1946 Mexican because that's where most of them were shipped in 1946 and 1947. I don't think anyone has any idea how many of these may still exist south of the border. A minimum of 2100 seem to have been produced, and perhaps as many as 3000. The data available is a little ambiguous.

This is one of four specimens that are above the horizon at the moment. There may be a few more in the hands of out-of-sight collectors.

I have a few other seldom-seens in the safe, but this is the one I am happiest to be responsible for at this stage of its life.

 

[JP@AK]

Very fine, David. So nice to see this. I've enjoyed our interaction over these seldom-seen revolvers. If I come up with any further information about one or more of them, I will be sure to let you know.

That one is a dandy.

 

[mbliss57]

This may or may not be my rarest. Its certainly close. It's definitely my favorite!
S&W .44 Magnum 5 screw 4" barrel.
Per Doc44 it's one of approximately 200 4" examples shipped the 1st year of production .
Pics are from seller.

The rarest that I let go of was a Nickel 2nd Model 22 Hand Ejector Lady Smith. I sold it to a collector of these tiny M frames.

22 2nd Model HE No longer mine..

 

[bdGreen]

Model 17-3 in nickel.

Enjoy,
bdGreen