My newest acquisition.

[conynekite]

Its hard to find any information on it so I am putting it out there to see if anyone has any leads on where to go next.

Will

Thanks,

Will

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[Kruel J]

I have on of those, but it's in pretty poor condition. Google search Smith and Wesson top break .32.

 

[conynekite]

Thanks.. that gives me a place to start.
It's larger than a .32, a .38 special dropped right through. S/N is 22xxx. What I think is the SN. It's on the Butt frame and cylinder.

Will

 

[Kruel J]

Thanks.. that gives me a place to start.
It's larger than a .32, a .38 special dropped right through. S/N is 22xxx. What I think is the SN. It's on the Butt frame and cylinder.

Will

Gotcha. Mine is a .32. I'm kind of in the same boat. Don't know much about it but I have googled it.

 

[11Charlie]

@Medic! @Ura-Ki @Velzey or @tac

No clue but its not always what you know as much as who you know. My guess is one of these gentlemen will be able to help you.


Oh and I use the term gentlemen loosely on one of them you decide which one

 

[KKG]

Smith and Wesson did make a Top Break in .44 Scofield and .44 Russian so it might be one of those. And, Nickle Plating wasn't uncommon. Your picture makes it look like the Hammer & Trigger might be Gold Plated. That was not a common thing. Also, you can always request a Factory Letter.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Might be a .45 APC, the cylinder dosnt look big enough or strong enough for a .44, but I could be mistaken with the smaller .44s like the scofield! I have a smaller version that's .32 Colt, pretty poor shape and missing some parts of the trigger assembly. Still, a head-on rig!

 

[KKG]

Might be a .45 APC

Those were never made in .45ACP.

 

[Kruel J]

Might be a .45 APC, the cylinder dosnt look big enough or strong enough for a .44, but I could be mistaken with the smaller .44s like the scofield! I have a smaller version that's .32 Colt, pretty poor shape and missing some parts of the trigger assembly. Still, a head-on rig!

I have it's twin brother! If you want mine, I'd make you a steal of a deal on it. To be honest it's in my toolbox because the hammer was ground down so it can't be fired. But the trigger mechanism seems sound to me!

 

[GOG]

I've been looking in my catalog and the description and trigger guard looks like the .38 Double Action 1st Model, but we know it's not. So I'm looking at the 44's but I'm not finding it. Close, but not it.
@conynekite if you want to give me the serial number minus the last two digits I'll see if I can find it by matching numbers with manufacture dates.

 

[KKG]

If you are interested in the shipping date all you have to do is call the Factory with the serial number and they will give you a month and year it was shipped.

 

[sealine]

I'm thinking S&W, top-break .44 Russian, Double Action, 1st model.

 

[MrRob96]

Nice piece.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Looks like a S&W 1883 Double Action Frontier to me.... .44-40 caliber
Regardless very nice revolver.
Andy

 

[CountryGent]

Very nice. I like those old top-breaks. I have one that I am likely to sell off for parts soon in .38 S&W as it doesn't always work in SA mode. It is pretty to look at though as it has pearl grips:

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I'm waiting on my better half to get ready for a night out, and she appears about set, but I can look at a S&W reference book later, if that would help you. Cheers.

 

[CountryGent]

I think I found something in Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th edition, pages 121-123 that might be what we are looking at. But I hear the final instructions being given to the sitter, so I will have to wait until later.

 

[Greenbug]

Looks like a S&W 1883 Double Action Frontier to me.... .44-40 caliber
Regardless very nice revolver.
Andy

I agree with Andy on his identification.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Thanks.. that gives me a place to start.
It's larger than a .32, a .38 special dropped right through. S/N is 22xxx. What I think is the SN. It's on the Butt frame and cylinder.

Will

The whole case or just a bullet? .38 S&W bullets are .360.

 

[GOG]

Try this:

1885-1908 N.M. #3Frontier 1 - 2072
1886-1913 N.M. D.A. Frontier 1 - 15340

Thank you Andy, it was making me crazy.

 

[Who The F R U]

44-40

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