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Hi, my name is Steve and I like breaktops. Or, if you wish, top breaks. I really like Smith & Wesson hinged frame .32 and .38 caliber five and six shot revolvers. I like 'em because they're very well made and because they're very old. The finishes were gorgeous and they have style. They're also relatively inexpensive compared to other designs of the same vintage. The classic bicycle gun breaktops were also made by many other manufacturers (including Harrington & Richardson, Iver Johnson, Hopkins & Allen, Marlin, etc.) and many of those are very well made as well.
So let's see 'em! Any condition, nickel/blue or .32/.38 or hammer/hammerless! Post pics of your old blue guns that have faded to patina or your old flaking nickel revolvers. If you've got a safe queen in its original box, well we've just to see that one! Share 'em all!
I'll start.
.38 Double Action 3rd Model shipped on March 13, 1886:
.38 Safety Hammerless 5th Model shipped on October 16, 1917:
.32 Safety Hammerless 1st Model shipped on January 26, 1893 (It was originally flaked nickel with busted hard rubber grips. I had the nickel stripped and then Michael Gouse engraved the little .32 with 75% coverage American Scroll and blued it with fire blued screws. I had the factory pearl handles before I found the gun so they matched up pretty good. The revolver's internals and bore are very good so it was a good candidate for engraving and refinishing):
So let's see 'em! Any condition, nickel/blue or .32/.38 or hammer/hammerless! Post pics of your old blue guns that have faded to patina or your old flaking nickel revolvers. If you've got a safe queen in its original box, well we've just to see that one! Share 'em all!
I'll start.
.38 Double Action 3rd Model shipped on March 13, 1886:

.38 Safety Hammerless 5th Model shipped on October 16, 1917:

.32 Safety Hammerless 1st Model shipped on January 26, 1893 (It was originally flaked nickel with busted hard rubber grips. I had the nickel stripped and then Michael Gouse engraved the little .32 with 75% coverage American Scroll and blued it with fire blued screws. I had the factory pearl handles before I found the gun so they matched up pretty good. The revolver's internals and bore are very good so it was a good candidate for engraving and refinishing):
