Sparta gun show score

[gregintenn]

I bought a pre war, heavy frame 22/32 with awesome stag grips for a song. It pays to attend local gun shows.

Edited May 19, 2018 by gregintenn

[bucnball]

So Enlighten me ! What is a 22/32 ? Is it a 22 LR on a 32 (Long) frame ? Cannot tell if it is a Smith/Colt revolver ..

[Garufa]

Nice!  

[Garufa]

9 minutes ago, bucnball said:

So Enlighten me ! What is a 22/32 ? Is it a 22 LR on a 32 (Long) frame ? Cannot tell if it is a Smith/Colt revolver ..

Basically, yes.  Built on the old S&W “I” frame if I’m not mistaken.

[Grand Torino]

That's a beauty....nice score.

[A.J. Holst]

Gives hope that you can find some decent stuff at a gun, survival, jerky show

[n0rlf]

How was the show otherwise?

 

[Mike.357]

awesome.    You have anything to use the grips on?

 

 

 

[xtriggerman]

Anything 5 screw in nice shape like yours is tough to find period! Bet it shoots fine groups with a smoooooth action of those yester year guns. A real classic for sure. Great find!

[gregintenn]

1 hour ago, Mike.357 said:

awesome.    You have anything to use the grips on?

 

 

 

Not sure why the pic looks weird, they fit fine in real life.

[Garufa]

Have you figured out when it was made?  

[gregintenn]

3 hours ago, bucnball said:

So Enlighten me ! What is a 22/32 ? Is it a 22 LR on a 32 (Long) frame ? Cannot tell if it is a Smith/Colt revolver ..

It is the longer barrel precursor to the Smith and Wesson kit gun. An I frame 22 long rifle with a 6" barrel and adjustable sights. The earliest of these were commonly referred to as the Bekaert model, as a gun store owner in California suggested this model be produced. Later, the kit guns were produced. They were essentially the same gun, but with a 2 or 4" barrel instead of the 6".

"Heavy frame" is a bit of a misnomer, as the I frame was a dainty little thing, but the largest 22 they produced at the time. It was beefier than the rarely seen M frame, also known as the "Lady Smith".

[gregintenn]

3 minutes ago, Garufa said:

Have you figured out when it was made?  

Late 20's as far as I can tell. Serial number is 444xxx if anyone has a means to narrow it down further.

[gregintenn]

2 hours ago, n0rlf said:

How was the show otherwise?

 

Pretty good. The parking is screwed up. Where I'm used to parking is now fenced off, and they're building a new school there. Not much in the way of air conditioning in the building either, but quite a bit of interesting stuff; especially older stuff.

[Garufa]

9 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Late 20's as far as I can tell. Serial number is 444xxx if anyone has a means to narrow it down further.

The Standard Catalog isn’t much help.  Numbers range from 160000-536584 between 1911 and 1941 with 1923 numbers reaching 384xxx.  You might be right.  Those fellas on the S&W forum (the blue one) might be able to narrow it down.

[gregintenn]

I have a copy of Roy Jinks' book. It dates most everything but I frames.

[leroy]

Ya did good Brother... A genuine "Deluxe Coon Hunter's" revolver... I don't know that ive ever seen one that nice...

Congratulations...

leroy...

[Grayfox54]

Very nice! 

I spent years looking for a nice Model 35 which is the same gun on the J-frame. If I had seen that one, it would have been mine.