PINKERTON DISPLAY

[papa61]

I picked up Friday. I found it at the flea market between Manchester and Tullahoma. Fred's booth is a lot of fun. not sure about the US Revolver but the two silver badges appear to be authentic Pinkerton as does the brass New York Central Railway Police badge. There are three large and three small Pinkerton uniform buttons and the box of 38 S&W holds 48 rounds, Of course the "Golden Spike" is just painted. The revolver is functional aside from the ejector. Finish is non-existent and there is much pitting. I will test fire it when I find a box of ammo but this will be a display piece. Just wish I had documentation on the history of what appears to be an authentic retired railroad detective's service memento.

If you know this to be a fraud,,,don't tell me  

[kwe45919]

Not sure what you paid for it but thats pretty darn cool. Stuff like that always removes $ from my wallet. Hard to pass up on sweet displays of history. Good find for sure. Congrats..

[papa61]

1 hour ago, kwe45919 said:

Not sure what you paid for it but thats pretty darn cool. Stuff like that always removes $ from my wallet. Hard to pass up on sweet displays of history. Good find for sure. Congrats..

Ah yes, I had to put $350 into it. Twice what an Iver Johnson in similar condition would have cost but not much more than a 3inch US Revolver model with 3 inch barrel. Seems the 5 inch US revolver in 38 S&W is rare. I olan to research the serial number and production numbers to see what pops up. Best of all, my wife approved before I committed to the buy.

[RED333]

Very nice there papa, thanks for the pics!

[DJTC45]

Nice find, that looks pretty good. You could get a factory letter from Smith&Wesson on the Revoler you might get lucky and find out it did belong to them, worth a shot any how.

Edited September 12, 2021 by DJTC45