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Reply With QuoteDon't know much about it, but it is a beauty!
Willie
man, i rooted out a scarce one today! as you all probably know by now, early snubs are by far my favorite smiths. kinda at the last minute, i decided to go to a gunshow that i had never attended before, and the first row in, i spotted a 32 snub with early features, in unbelieveable condition. i instantly paid the asking price, and came happily home! i was assuming late 40s era (4-line address), but the serial number is firmly in the prewar era. it has all the prewar features: "32 s&w long ctg" on the left side of barrel, with no other barrel markings, leaf main spring, all 6 screws (4 sideplate, triggerguard, and strain), serial marked service stocks, all numbers match (barrel,cyl, frame, grips), half-moon sight, and no rework markings.
man, it is beautiful! i can't believe a gun could survive for the length of time it has, and remain in such nice condition. i honestly doubt if it has been fired. there is a very faint turn-line, a very light scratch near the cyl release latch, and a little light rub on the lower edge of the frame below the cylinder latch. the grips and recoil shield area are pristine. it is spotless under the grips, and the bore/bores are virginal looking! every screw looks untouched.
man, i am excited! i apologize for being goofy, but i have looked for one of these for a long time!
am i correct in assuming that there were absolutely NO prewar snubs with the 4-line address? i realize that the 2 inchers were few and far between, and have a lot of strange combinations of features. i guess some prewar serial numbered frames sat around during the war, then were assembled at later dates.
Don't know much about it, but it is a beauty!
Willie
Sweet! You can usually tell if a revolver has been fired by taking a close look @ the front of the cylinder, look for 'burn' rings around the ends of the chambers. I've noticed some that had every other chamber fired that I presume are factory test firing. I managed to 'cure' all of the unfired ones I have.
Man, that's super nice....
Based upon the features, here's one that I assume is from the same era...
Does your have the hammer block?
Four Line Addresses are from the post war era...
Drew
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