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GENERAL => General Firearms Discussion => Topic started by: Bill-in-Texas on April 04, 2022, 03:15:11 PM

Title: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: Bill-in-Texas on April 04, 2022, 03:15:11 PM

Here’s one that you won’t see often -or, EVER…
.38 “Regulation Police” that shipped April 1919 per letter.
Original in every respect.
I have never so much as worked the action.

(https://i.ibb.co/xsJpJJX/7-BDA0-E5-B-06-FA-4-F4-D-AFA6-834-C53904-E76.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yRWwWWd)

(https://i.ibb.co/YLRRmdC/CE6-F1-C9-B-3-A2-B-4-C82-8241-480-ED03-EA10-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/71YYPpf)

(https://i.ibb.co/4sPf3jR/479-A606-E-817-E-4266-B8-BB-378-DEA7-CFAF2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CJhtDnK)

(https://i.ibb.co/MP0sqzn/0-D5-DF1-A0-021-F-48-F6-B91-F-AFB03-A3-F70-B8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6DCm6KY)

Title: Re: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: skin on April 04, 2022, 06:11:47 PM

 Where did you find a time machine? That's simply beautiful.

Title: Re: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: Claymore504 on April 04, 2022, 10:12:52 PM

Simply beautiful.

Title: Re: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: Bill-in-Texas on April 05, 2022, 09:01:16 AM

Thank you.
It’s funny (strange) to me to come across a revolver that has sat for so long, unused and unhandled.
I wish I knew more about its history. According to Mr. Jinks, it shipped to Edw. K. Tryon Hardware, Philadelphia (like many firearms did in those days). I’m in Texas, so it’s a mystery how it ended up here in pristine condition.  ???

(https://i.ibb.co/wKM8YtW/FB22550-D-6520-4-F60-A662-B91-C6-E1-A9104.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mH6dSpq)

(https://i.ibb.co/f2bgjkH/EC89-EF5-A-5041-4-BF4-BCA5-03-F7-BA5-DB137.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zr1MqXZ)

(https://i.ibb.co/rGGSDmF/C2-DFFAA7-E6-B4-4218-B7-F7-01-CBED168382.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1ff5FL7)

Title: Re: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: Bill-in-Texas on April 05, 2022, 09:49:23 AM

Here’s a (left & right) comparison shot alongside a .44 HE, 2nd Model (shipped in 1927, also to Edw. K. Tryon Hardware, Philadelphia).
These two pictures illustrate how diminutive the I-Frame is next to the mighty N-Frame.
(The Franzite grips have since been replaced with correct type non-medallion service grips from Keith Brown.)

(https://i.ibb.co/HG1KFBm/3-E242-D7-D-0-D35-4-A38-96-F0-E2-DDCD230-AC6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9yzp8cR)

(https://i.ibb.co/Z1LSYbN/4-F1-B48-F6-FCCF-4297-8-CC6-4077134-EB219.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4gm2Y0J)

Title: Re: Unfired Since Factory S&W I-Frame Shipped 1919
Post by: simplemann on April 05, 2022, 02:42:11 PM

Very nice indeed.