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Offline jay

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Re: Unknown Revolver (to me anyways)
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2012, 01:01:15 PM »
If anyone wishes to use the picture for any purpose involving identification you may

i plan on getting some more pictures up
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Re: Unknown Revolver (to me anyways)
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2012, 01:25:37 PM »
Smith & Wesson Military and Police.... I think...

Precursor to the Model 10...

Pay close attention to shape of the trigger guard and the hammer assembly and grip interface.
There were several variations on the grip frame, so keep that in mind.
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This seems to be the closest match, Though i will still post pictures just to be sure, and thanks for the internal mechanism shot for i plan on cleaning the poor thing and re-assembling her to her former glory
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Re: Unknown Revolver (to me anyways)
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2012, 10:45:08 PM »
I'd definitely say it's a Smith & Wesson of some sort, but I don't think it's a model 10. But they do so many varieties, and their stuff gets modified so much, that I can't tell for sure what model it is. The cylinder release thumb switch below the hammer is pretty much a dead giveaway- if it's not a true S&W, it's a knockoff. And by the size of it, especially the taper on that barrel, it looks more like a .32 than a .38 to me.

Probably either a 'detective special' or a modified pocket pistol for concealed carry if I had to guess. Possibly either a Model 30 or a knockoff.

Not a pistol expert, but I did carry a S&W Model 10 in .38 Special for seven years, and spent a lot of time shooting and servicing it. Not identical, but a lot of very similar features on it.

It might also be a cheap no-name one, which is why it seems to include a few features that almost look more Colt than S&W. I have an old .32 pistol from around the turn of the century that is a bad S&W knockoff, and lmost looks like it was made by someone from memory instead with an actual example to copy. This has a similar feel to it.
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