I could really use some help identifying a few revolvers. Please????

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So, as occasionally happens when I am around, talk at work yesterday turned to shooting and hunting. One of the newer guys started talking about these 3 revolvers that his father gave him 'a few years ago'. All he knew was that there were two .38's, and one .22. So, as the resident gun nut(and I only have 10 guns!) he asked me for help identifying them. Since I'm not nearly as big of a gun nut as I wish, I was, I turn to you folks, the Confirmed Gun Nut's of The Firing Line for help. Most of my revolver knowledge is in late model Rugers.

Here is what I do know. This first one in a Hi-Standard Sentinel. It's a 9-shot .22.

I'm just looking for help as far as shootability/collectiability. I think I may have sparked the shooting bug in him.

greg

The other revolvers will be in other posts, since I can't figure out how to put more than one picture in a thread :confused:
 

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Second one!

Okay, the second revolver appears to be an Interarms of some kind, chambered in .38.
 

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The final one!

Okay, here is the final one, and all I can tell about it, is it's a Smith and Wesson. My buddy says it's a .38, but too me, it looks pretty manly for a .38.


Once again, I appreciate whatever help I can get. And, sorry to put them all in different posts...but, whatever you have to do to increase your post count, right?

greg
 

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No 1 is a good gun for plinkin' tell him to get some ear plugs, safety glasses and a few bricks of ammo and have fun.

No 2 looks to be a good snubie and should probably only be shot with standard 38 spec.

No 3 looks to be a S&W mod 10 3" heavy barrel with a set of pachmeyer grips, but could be a 13. Open the cylinder and look in the yoke area for the model number and dash number, would look Mod 10-? or Mod 13-?. Also look at right side of the barrel and what does it say, if 38 spec it is more likely a mod 10 but could say 357 S&W magnum then it is a 13. Take the grips off and look at the butt and find the serial number on it and let us know and we can tell the date it was made. This gun should have a round butt frame and would be a great shooter. If it is a 13 get some good round butt grips and have fun he will have one of the best defensive handguns made, a 3" mod 13
The Barrel is not pinned so is newer than 1983.
 
Gun number 3 is the interesting one. Brian is quite right. If it is a Model 10 with a 3" barrel, it is a rather rare bird and will be worth a premium over the more common versions. The gun looks "manly" because it is wearing Pachmayr grips. Those can be changed.

Clemson
 
While 3" mod 10 are rare they are great shooters, I have a 3" 13 and it is one of my favorites. I paid $300 for my 13 and have seen them go for over $400.
 
You guys need new glasses. That "M10" in photo number three is a S&W Chief's Special, Model 36, heavy barrel. (Three-inch bbl. instead of the usual snub two-inch.) The replacement grips are the Pachmayr Presentation, my first choice in rubber grips. This is a splendid small .38 Special, quite as useful in the outdoors as for defense against humans.

However, if the gun needs to worn concealed, I'd look for the Presentation Compac. (Spelling is the trade name; I can spell, "compact".) The original wooden stocks and a Tyler T-Grip adapter also work well.

Gun No. 2 is a Rossi, a Brazilian copy of the S&W small frame .38's. It probably meets mininum acceptable standards in a snub .38, but the Smith & Wesson is the quality gun of this batch. Those three-inch Chief's Specials are really swell small revolvers!

Lone Star
 
Hah! You nailed it - -

Lone Star! Good eye. The cylinder takes up the entire frame "window," with no barrel visible in front of the cylinder, so I was about to call it a 3" model 13. But there's too much barrel forward of the front latch for it to be a 3" K frame. The absolute verification that you're correct is the apparent size of the thumb latch. On a K frame, it would be huge, but if you view it as a J frame, the proportions are correct. Oh, yeah: If you count the number of cylinder flutes visible . . . Duh! Fooled ME.

All I can say is that the "wrong" rubber stocks threw me WAY off.

Best,
Johnny
 
# 3 is easy to tell as a M36 as it's only a 5 shot. Obvious from from the cylinder.
All 3 appear to be decent shooters but nothing there with collectors value.
 
[RUNNING&DUCKING] I hide my head in shame I stand corrected, it is a nice 3" mod 36. Still say it is post 83 due to no pin in the barrel. [/RUNNING&DUCKING]

Those huge pac's threw me, shoulda looked at the flutes and seen they line up with the locking notches.
 
Thanks!

Thanks for everyone's help. I'll pass it along to my buddy. I tried to explain to him the difference between normal and +P loads yesterday, and told him that when dealing with guns of unknown origins, he's better off sticking with normal loads. Especially since he is just planning to put wholes into paper.

greg
 
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