tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post4083750528348381117..comments2023-12-07T03:49:54.864-05:00Comments on The Arms Room: Sunday Smith #1: .32 Double Action 3rd Model, 1883Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-36480977728321960812010-12-30T11:59:37.318-05:002010-12-30T11:59:37.318-05:00Awesome, I have one of these that belonged to my G...Awesome, I have one of these that belonged to my Great Great Grandfather. He was a cop back in the day and this was his back up piece. I last fired it back in 1984. It now resides in a shadow box on my wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-55831178327647077082008-05-20T17:16:00.000-04:002008-05-20T17:16:00.000-04:00The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson: Third Edit...The <I>Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson: Third Edition</I> is the current collector's bible with regards to serial numbers and so forth. It was written Jim Supica and Richard Nahas and is available from Amazon.com.<BR/><BR/>For an individual revolver, a letter can be obtained from Smith & Wesson for a nominal fee, detailing date of manufacture, where the gun was originally shipped, and a bit of history on the model. Instructions can be obtained at S&W's website.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-72744908951232893122008-05-01T11:22:00.000-04:002008-05-01T11:22:00.000-04:00How do you know the manufacture date of this piece...How do you know the manufacture date of this piece. I recently obtained one and am trying to track down manufacture year (based on S/N 231XXX) but can find no references.ABEHE3EPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834822075075006470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-9853861342561364772008-04-28T00:17:00.000-04:002008-04-28T00:17:00.000-04:00WOW! I found it! I got online and started lookin...WOW! I found it! I got online and started looking for S&W handguns and here it is.<BR/>Sunday Smith #1 - 32 cal - double action 3rd Model 1883.<BR/>Where can I get more info? Mine has been in the family for over 50 years and is in poor condition. Serial 1004xx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-11682076853635905272007-05-20T11:26:00.000-04:002007-05-20T11:26:00.000-04:00"With metalurgy what it was at the time, .32 S&W L..."<I>With metalurgy what it was at the time, .32 S&W Long was a relatively powerful cartridge for such a little repeating cartridge.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Ah, but this is in the truly pipsqueak .32 S&W. The .32 S&W <I>Long</I> didn't debut until the arrival of the Hand Ejector in 1896. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-17091152057226866262007-05-16T20:16:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:16:00.000-04:00Just saying hello and letting you know I lurk here...Just saying hello and letting you know I lurk here quite often. I love this blog. I'm a gun collector myself. This is one of the most enjoyable blogs I read. It is definitely in my top 5. Keep on blogging sweetie.Assrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-83390989970635532412007-05-16T11:36:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:36:00.000-04:00My lieutenant has one, and just yesterday was aski...My lieutenant has one, and just yesterday was asking me "what in the hell possessed 'em to nickel plate those guns?" We discussed the fact that it was the best way to prevent corrosion in a time when people commonly carried guns with them all the time. With metalurgy what it was at the time, .32 S&W Long was a relatively powerful cartridge for such a little repeating cartridge. With a top-break design and a double-action trigger, it was an amazingly fast shooter and reload. Some accounts have it that Doc Holiday had one in his belt at the OK Corral (though his main shooting was with a shotgun he'd borrowed from the local stage office.).Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.com