Who here is an original owner of their P&R and earlier revolvers?

[tjpopkin]

I bought this one for my Dad for our deer hunting adventures….



I bought one for me to have fun…


Then another…. "loud is an understatement"




Then one that I liked….

 

[MN2944]

I am the original owner of my 29-2 purchased in 1979.

 

[Elkins45]

I am the original owner of a 19-4 purchased in early 1981. No pix but it is still a beauty. I still shoot it too.

 

[old 1911 fan]

I bought a new 29-2 after watching some Clint Eastwood movie. I also bought, at another time a new 19-5 2.5" round but. That little snubby is my favorite!

old 1911 fan

 

[John R]

Original owner, I have a 19, 66, I bought them both new, and there both pinned and recessed.

 

[caddy2507]

I purchased my first S&W in 1978. It was a brand new pinned, recessed model 29-2
with an 8 3/8 barrel. It is nickel plated with the original deluxe wooden presentation
box, papers, etc. I've shot several thousand rounds through it over the years and
carried it for hunting. Still one of my favorites (and I have added many since then).

I still have it, in fact just took it out of the safe to polish it up and clean
it a few days ago.

 

[rhmc24]

I had been in Africa 1949, came home, bought this K-22 with intent taking it back to Africa with me. I went, it didn't, I took a .38 Special instead.



Ivory grips are from a batch I had made in Africa 1950 for $6/pr. Snake is my DIY sometime later.

 

[billwill]

1972 model 67, brand spankin new! Still got it and still shoots great. It will be moving on to my son.

 

[jrandyh]

This is my 19-4 I bought in 82. Carried it in an LE job under a sportcoat for 10 years. Put 50,000 rounds through it and used it to teach LE firearms. Difference in use and abuse.
JR.

 

[Djay1]

My very first revolver and still with me is the first iteration of the stainless S&W Model 67 38 Special.

It has been commandeered by my wife.

 

[murphydog]

Old but cool thread. I still have my 4" model 34-1, from near the end of the P & R era.

Since "pinned and recessed" began in the early-mid 1930s (.22/32s and Registered Magnums), I expect we won't be seeing a post from anyone from the P & R "and earlier" era who bought theirs new .

 

[ezoutes]

My Very First

I still own (and shoot) my very first firearm, a P&R Model 35-1. It was purchased new by my dad for me from Jesse Harpe's shop in Tampa in the early 60s. I was all of 5 years old, but my dad was a very patient instructor.

 

[Model19man]

I bought this Model 25-2 brand new around 1983. The dealer had it since 1979. It has a spare cylinder chambered for 45 Colt.

 

[TDC]

My, my..... Still a couple of members reading and contributing to this thread..

I believe the replies to the thread predictably revealed, to many of us, a life-long appreciation and special attachment many members of this forum have for the S&W family of fine firearms.

I hope many young people purchasing them currently will be able to have the same pride of ownership 60 or 70 years from now, expressed by so many on this thread, reflecting that pride in the ownership and freedoms S&W firearms have helped us preserve today.

LONG LIVE S&W AND OUR SECOND AMENDMENT!!

 

[lppd4]

I have a P&R Model 66 that I bought new in 1980 to carry as a duty gun. I have several other P&R guns but that is the only one I have had since new.

 

[Inland7-45]

In the family since new

Not recessed, of course, but pinned. I bought this Chiefs Special in 1973. I carried it regularly for 30 years. It is more or less retired now, but I did sight it with BB heavy .38 plus-p this Summer. It usually rests in a "secret" place in my home now. I usually carried it in my right hip pocket, not in a holster. Hot, humid Georgia weather has taken a toll, as you can see. I have fallen in Whitewater Creek with it in my pocket several times when working on an irrigation intake pipe. I have thought about having it refinished, but, nahh. I don't think so.

While I am not technically the original owner this Model 36 has been in the family since 1968. My father purchased this from our local gun store. My father wanted a square butt and had to order it. The gun came in on Christmas Eve 1968 and we got to the just in time. I ended up carrying this gun a lot after I got my LTC.

While my father cut corners on the holster and bought a Hunter I upgraded to some thing better. I few years ago I found a nice Bianchi thumbtack at a gun show and that’s what it travels in now.

That is a nice gun that you have. Also glad to hear that you changed your mind about a refinish.

These are great little guns. I also have 2 round butt 2” model 36s and an a first model.

That S&Ws that I bought new and still have are a model 18-3 since 1972, a model 27-2 1973 and a model 34-1 since 1978.

 

[TJm15.38]

When I came back to the US after a three year tour in Germany, I bought a S&W Model 15-4 in 1981. It has a pinned barrel but not a recessed cylinder. My oldest S&W revolver is a 1962-vintage model 28-2 that I bought a couple of years ago. It is P&R but doesn't have the original grips.

 

[Inland7-45]

In the same family since new

Not recessed, of course, but pinned. I bought this Chiefs Special in 1973. I carried it regularly for 30 years. It is more or less retired now, but I did sight it with BB heavy .38 plus-p this Summer. It usually rests in a "secret" place in my home now. I usually carried it in my right hip pocket, not in a holster. Hot, humid Georgia weather has taken a toll, as you can see. I have fallen in Whitewater Creek with it in my pocket several times when working on an irrigation intake pipe. I have thought about having it refinished, but, nahh. I don't think so.

Technically I am not the original owner. This model 36 has been in the family since 1968. It was purchased by my father in 1968. I went with him when he went shopping for a 2” barrel .38. After looking around he decided on a 2” square butt model 36. Our local gun store did not have a square butt in stock so he had to order one. The dealer recieved the gun on Christmas Eve 1968 and we were able to get to the dealer in time to pick it up that day.

I fired this gun a lot and carried it frequently after I got my LTC.
These are great little guns. Mine has lots of memories attached as I am sure that yours does. Glad to hear that you changed your mind on a refinish.

 

[Toter]

In 1971 I purchased new Model 17-3 K-22 for $110. It is nicely holster worn and has shot thousands of rounds. Still shoots great and is used often.

 

[Inland7-45]

In the same family since new

Not recessed, of course, but pinned. I bought this Chiefs Special in 1973. I carried it regularly for 30 years. It is more or less retired now, but I did sight it with BB heavy .38 plus-p this Summer. It usually rests in a "secret" place in my home now. I usually carried it in my right hip pocket, not in a holster. Hot, humid Georgia weather has taken a toll, as you can see. I have fallen in Whitewater Creek with it in my pocket several times when working on an irrigation intake pipe. I have thought about having it refinished, but, nahh. I don't think so.

Technically I am not the original owner. This model 36 has been in my family since 1968. It was purchased new by my father and it was left to me after his passing. This are great little guns.