Please help identify this revolver

[TripleDigitRide]

ANSWER: The fine folks at S&W Forum said it's a .38 Military & Police model of 1899, which was produced from 1899 to 1901. An elderly friend of my Father's is asking for some information about this revolver. It appears to be an early Smith & Wesson [color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=4].38 Special[/size][/font][/color][size=4], but that's all I know. She's trying to determine the exact model and approximate value. She is working on getting me better photos.[/size] The serial number is either 11300 or 11800.

Edited April 21, 2014 by TripleDigitRide

[Oh Shoot]

No caliber marking anywhere?

[TripleDigitRide]

No caliber marking anywhere?

Sorry. .38 Special

[TMF]

Charlene.

[Lowpower]

Kinda like this? 

 

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Her's is an .38 Military and Police Model of 1905. They were built between 1906 and 1909. During that time they made minor internal changes to the pistol which they named

a 1st change or 2nd change. Unless she's a collector it's not worth trying to figure out which was which as they ranged within the same serial numbers.

The serial number range was around 73k to 146k.

 

Mine shown is a 4th change pistol of the same type, a 1905, built between 1915-1942. Mines a 4 inch and her's is a 6 inch.

 

Opps, value...it's very subjective. Unless it has lots bluing and is really nice then not too much but somewhere out in the world is someone that might just have to 

have that pistol...

Edited April 21, 2014 by Lowpower

[TripleDigitRide]

The fine folks at S&W Forum said it's a .38 Military & Police model of 1899, which was produced from 1899 to 1901. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

[Lowpower]

So much for the 3rd edition of the S&W....

[TripleDigitRide]

[quote name="Lowpower" post="1141114" timestamp="1398091220"]So much for the 3rd edition of the S&W....[/quote] They all look almost to same to me. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

[hipower]

Barrels look to be the same to my tired old eyes this day.

[Guest PapaB]

The fine folks at S&W Forum said it's a .38 Military & Police model of 1899, which was produced from 1899 to 1901. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

 

Didn't Oh Shoot buy one of those when they first came out?    :stir:  :hiding:

[enfield]

Yup, that's a .38 M&P, 1st Model.  This was the first S&W hand-ejector in .38 Special.  The serial number is the key to identifying it.

Edited April 22, 2014 by enfield

[Oh Shoot]

Didn't Oh Shoot buy one of those when they first came out?    :stir:  :hiding:

 

Yep, I traded the Colt Army I bought new for it!

 

- OS