Smith & Wesson

[ben milam]

I have this .32 cal S&W revolver, but I don't know which model it is, can anyone help.?


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[ben milam]

Very nice Steve, how much are they worth over there in the U.S now?

 

[Steve McCarty]

You know, Ben I'm not sure what they are worth now, the gun biz being kind of upsidedown what with our ailing economy.  I think if you had a good one at a gunshow for $250 that it would likely sell and if for $350 it would not. 

 

I don't go to many gun shows anymore, being tempted to buy when I do and when I come  home with another gun my wife glares...Then I feel like crap.   

[C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt]

This is what's called a 'Baby Russian.'  It was usually chambered for the .38 S&W round & was noted for accuracy.  It was one of the earlier top-break S&Ws.

[C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt]

That's a #1½.  It's a 5-shooter.  The #1 was a .22, six-shot.  Yours is built on the same frame as the #1, but carries 5 because the cylinder was too small for 6 chambers.  I have a #2, which has a slightly larger frame & is a 6-shooter.  That rod below the barrel is the ejector.  To clear the weapon, you remove the cylinder, shake out any empties that will fall out on their own, then reverse the cylinder & use the rod to poke out the rest. 

The hinges on these things are very weak--weakest point on the weapon.  In addition, occasionally the cylinder won't rotate the 1st time you cock it.  You have to let the hammer down, then recock.  The cylinder usually rotates the 2nd time you cock it.  This was so typical of the early S&Ws that it even made it into a novel one time.