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Check the bay ,N frame ones in 38/357 come up from time to time.

A model 631 Smith with a bobbed hammer wearing ivory grips & a T grip in a Galco pocket holster.

There are several firearm museums........... ...........in the area that hold guns purported to have belonged to famous, or infamous individuals from history. Many of these examples have little, or no provenience. At the time most of these collections were put together the buyers bought the...

There was a thread last year about Xavier's really nice Melt on his model 649. Since then I have been trying to get a local Smith to do this modification. He has done so and the results are great. Very reasonable also. http://www.rivervalleygunworks.net/

Another short one Here is an old 3rd model HE .44 Special that was a Houston PD gun. At some point in its life the barrel was shortened and the grip altered with an unusual grip adapter that changed the grip configuration to that of a SAA.

Oyeboten that looks like a really interesting revolver tell us more about it and show some more images of it if you don't mind.

Apparently there are some serious issues with the company at present but these great accessories can often be found at Gun Show.

This one has to be at the top of my list............. S&W 1950 Military .44 Special, an old lawman's revolver from days gone by

Check out "Track of the Wolf" & "Dixie Gun works" and here is a way to remember your ancestor, a personalized powder horn. http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/search?q=holston+river

A Great Paragraph............. from the article All American Deer Rifles by Jim Carmichael, " Whether by hunting for food or profit, Americans became a nation of marksmen-an armed society of the deadliest riflemen the world had ever known. A society of civilians who owned...

Didn't see it if it was posted but this one............ GRINGO PISTOLERO Allen Wayne Damron, Tim Henderson When the bandit Chico Cano crossed the river at Boquillas, Stole the young bride of the rancher Juan Otero, Juan caught up his fastest mare, and up to Marathon he rode, To hire...

XB Here is one to compare to yours. Just got this one back from Cylinder & Slide with a lot of the same features. This one has a gold bead front. Have not had a chance to get it to the range yet. I like your Clark. It is very nice.

Like Doc P. said it was a cost saving move. Supposedly S&W saved $2.00 a unit by dropping the enclosed ejector rod when they moved from the first model HE to the second model HE. Public desire, led by a gun shop who was willing to put their $ up front brought the enclosed ejector rod back on...

The best pocket pistol is..... Just finished giving a class on secondary/off duty weapons to the officers in the department I work for and this is what I told them on selection of a weapon, "The most reliable handgun, in an adequate caliber, that is comfortable enough that you will carry it...

dghuppert they sure do look to be related. I really like the work done to mine esp the action, super slick.