Grandmother's revolver

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markc85038

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Can someone help me with this? My grandmother has an old S&W revolver. I believe it is.32 cal and is a nickel plated top break. Serial is 2266xx. I can't find a model number listed on it anywhere. Any info provided would be greatly appreciate.
 
Welcome to the asylum Mark.

I see you have the same question posted on the S&W Forums.com... chances are, once you post photos and it's established as to what model it is, you'll get a highly accurate determination there.

Cheers,
C
 
Does the gun display the actual intertwined "S&W" trademark on the sideplate or the grips? Many 19th-century top-break revolvers from a variety of other gunmakers were built to use S&W cartridges, but the caliber marking on the barrel often misleads modern-day owners who know little about older revolvers. In fact, some makers would deliberately exaggerate the size of the caliber marking to trick buyers into believing they were purchasing a genuine S&W. :rolleyes:

If it is a genuine S&W... does it have a visible hammer? If so, is it single-action, i.e. must be hand-cocked, or double-action, i.e. the trigger both lifts and drops the hammer?

TWO IMPORTANT WARNINGS:

Make sure you verify that the gun is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction before attempting to cock the hammer or pull the trigger!

If you intend to shoot it, read my warning statement in the following link:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5218894&postcount=16
 
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Thanks for the reply. I just got an opportunity to take some pics of the gun. I have attached them here. Hopefully this will help in providing info on this gun. It belonged to my great grandfather before passing on to my grandmother in 1934.
 

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That's a pretty cool old gun. I would look for a replacement pair of original S&W grips (or at least on for the one side.) Have a gunsmith look it over beforehand and if everything checks out it should be okay to shoot with some mild ammo. As mentioned earlier, it has been re-nickeled.
 
My grandmother has an old S&W revolver. I believe it is.32 cal and is a nickel plated top break. Serial is 2266xx.
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This info added to the pics make it a 38 S&W DA 3rd model. The gun is re-nickeled and is also an antique. Third model DAs were made 1884 - 1895 per the SCSW 3rd.

Serial number appears to place it right at the turn of the century.
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Since its actually a 38 DA 3rd model, its a little earlier. For 226XXX I would say early 1890s for its DOM.

Its a S&W DA third model.
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I assume you knew it was a 38 S&W, but if it was a 32 S&W with that SN range, it would be a 4th model.

I actually collect these. I really like them and they are still affordable. Here are my 38 S&W top breaks.

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