It has no markings as to the size or model. S/N 3910xx It looks almost identical to this one. Only difference I can see is the design of the guard around the trigger.
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Top of barrel reads:
Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass. U.S.A.
Pat'd May 11 1880 Jan ? 188? April 9(?) 1889
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hello Forester.
Yes it does look like the first pic in the first post. It has the lettering on the top of the barrel like the second pic too. I cannot open the cylinder currently. I have oiled it. I assume the way to open it is to pull toward the hammer on the T-shaped bar, with the rear site on it?
The cylinder release is located on the left side. Push it toward the cylinder and push the cylinder out to the left, using the fingers on your right hand.
welcome01 to the forums from the Wiregrass! Pictures will help, but also some measurements. Measure the cylinder length and post that number with your pictures. Also, if you have some S&W .38 Special cartridges around, see if they chamber part way. They shouldn't fully chamber because these .38 guns were made for .38 S&W cartridges which are shorter and slightly larger than the Specials. If they don't go in at all, then obviously it is a .32.
My guess, though, from your serial number which is later than the last of the .32s is that you have a .38 Double Action made around 1895.
Right on. Thanks Forseter and Wiregrassguy. I'm surprised to find out it is so old. I wasn't expecting that. The engravings on the top are kind of thin and hard to read so I actually overlooked them at first. Now I just need to get it to crack open so I can clean up the bore and see what it looks like inside.
I'm very surprised by the condition of both the barrel and cylinder chambers. They look really really good. I ran the brush through them and oiled it up last night. Spent some more time with the brush around all the mechanisms. I will have to give a closer inspection because when I was done, it was pretty late for me on a work night.
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