cal44mag
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I have a Smith 3913 Ladysmith.
Great 9mm pistol
Great 9mm pistol
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Catpop
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On color:
I was a helicopter rescue diver for about 3 years and had to transport my gear every weekend to and from races. I needed a bag to keep it all together so I bought a new pink bag off ebay for a ridiculously low price.
The other divers looked at it, then me really funny.
And made all kinds of remarks
But when the SHTF the color stigma didn’t seem to matter much anymore!
Remember, it’s not what your gear LOOKS like, it’s how well YOU can use it!
Never dare to be different!
Oh, and for some unknown reason? that pink bag never got stolen traveling thousands of miles!
Buy it!
I was a helicopter rescue diver for about 3 years and had to transport my gear every weekend to and from races. I needed a bag to keep it all together so I bought a new pink bag off ebay for a ridiculously low price.
The other divers looked at it, then me really funny.
And made all kinds of remarksBut when the SHTF the color stigma didn’t seem to matter much anymore!
Remember, it’s not what your gear LOOKS like, it’s how well YOU can use it!
Never dare to be different!
Oh, and for some unknown reason? that pink bag never got stolen traveling thousands of miles!
Buy it!
Monster Zero
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On color:
I was a helicopter rescue diver for about 3 years and had to transport my gear every weekend to and from races. I needed a bag to keep it all together so I bought a new pink bag off ebay for a ridiculously low price.
The other divers looked at it, then me really funny.
But when the SHTF the color stigma didn’t seem to matter much anymore!
Remember, it’s not what your gear LOOKS like, it’s how well YOU can use it!
Never dare to be different!
Oh, and for some unknown reason? that pink bag never got stolen traveling thousands of miles!
Buy it!
FlSwampRat
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Mama happy rule, bro.
That said, resale isn't bad, we've sold every pre-owned pink gun we've gotten in.
aarondhgraham
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theotherwaldo
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I bought my sister a Lady Smith 3913 some years ago.
She decided that she didn't like it because of its habit of ejecting brass straight up, leading to an unanticipated branding.
She accepted a Security Six in its place.
The Lady Smith is now one of my truck guns.
She decided that she didn't like it because of its habit of ejecting brass straight up, leading to an unanticipated branding.
She accepted a Security Six in its place.
The Lady Smith is now one of my truck guns.
Driftwood Johnson
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Howdy
I love these posts. Just so you know, those things S&W calls Lady Smiths today are not Ladysmiths.
These are Ladysmiths. Notice it is all one word. Made from 1902 until 1921. There were three different models, left to right the 1st Model, made from 1902 until 1906, the 2nd Model, made from 1906 until 1910, and the 3rd Model, made from 1911 until 1921.
Seven shots, 22 Long only. Not 22 Long Rifle.
These little revolvers were really tiny. Built on the M frame, the only revolvers S&W ever made in that size.
Notice how a J frame Model 36 dwarfs a Ladysmith.
There was a myth that when flinty old New Englander Daniel Wesson found out these little revolvers were the weapon of choice of ladies of the night, he ordered production to end. A cute story, but Daniel died in 1906 and the Ladysmiths continued in production until 1921.
Just thought you all should know.
I love these posts. Just so you know, those things S&W calls Lady Smiths today are not Ladysmiths.
These are Ladysmiths. Notice it is all one word. Made from 1902 until 1921. There were three different models, left to right the 1st Model, made from 1902 until 1906, the 2nd Model, made from 1906 until 1910, and the 3rd Model, made from 1911 until 1921.
Seven shots, 22 Long only. Not 22 Long Rifle.
These little revolvers were really tiny. Built on the M frame, the only revolvers S&W ever made in that size.
Notice how a J frame Model 36 dwarfs a Ladysmith.
There was a myth that when flinty old New Englander Daniel Wesson found out these little revolvers were the weapon of choice of ladies of the night, he ordered production to end. A cute story, but Daniel died in 1906 and the Ladysmiths continued in production until 1921.
Just thought you all should know.
Koroner
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I'll tell you about somebody who didn't approve of prostitutes.
Thomas Corbett was born in Whitechapel, England in 1831, but his family soon moved to upstate New York.
As a teenager he was apprenticed to a hat maker (red flag for mercury poisoning, like they say mad as a hatter).
In the 1850s he became a street preacher in Boston and even took the name Boston Corbett.
In June 1857 (when S&W came out with the #1, the first bored through cylinder) a prostitute whispered something into Corbett's ear upsetting him so much that he went home and castrated himself with scissors,.. and survived!
During the Civil War he became a fierce killer for the Union, but was captured and sent to Andersonville where he managed to survive for 5 months before gaining release in a prisoner exchange. In April 1865 he was detailed to a unit hunting for John Wilkes Booth and, expressly against orders, he shot Booth in the neck.
His unit split the $100,000 reward, and he got over $1600.
He bought a place in Kansas but kept getting into trouble with the law, and was eventually put in an asylum.
He escaped and disappeared in early 1888.
Could he have gone back to his native Whitechapel?
In September began a series of gruesome murders of prostitutes.
Could Boston Corbett be not only the Jack Ruby of the 19th century but Jack the Ripper as well?
Thomas Corbett was born in Whitechapel, England in 1831, but his family soon moved to upstate New York.
As a teenager he was apprenticed to a hat maker (red flag for mercury poisoning, like they say mad as a hatter).
In the 1850s he became a street preacher in Boston and even took the name Boston Corbett.
In June 1857 (when S&W came out with the #1, the first bored through cylinder) a prostitute whispered something into Corbett's ear upsetting him so much that he went home and castrated himself with scissors,.. and survived!
During the Civil War he became a fierce killer for the Union, but was captured and sent to Andersonville where he managed to survive for 5 months before gaining release in a prisoner exchange. In April 1865 he was detailed to a unit hunting for John Wilkes Booth and, expressly against orders, he shot Booth in the neck.
His unit split the $100,000 reward, and he got over $1600.
He bought a place in Kansas but kept getting into trouble with the law, and was eventually put in an asylum.
He escaped and disappeared in early 1888.
Could he have gone back to his native Whitechapel?
In September began a series of gruesome murders of prostitutes.
Could Boston Corbett be not only the Jack Ruby of the 19th century but Jack the Ripper as well?
straightshooterjake
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My favorite of the LadySmith S&W guns is the model 65 revolver. The model 65 is a fixed sight K-frame .357 magnum. The LadySmith version has a 3" barrel, round butt, and a shroud under the barrel which covers the ejector rod. As far as I know, the LadySmith revolvers are the only model 65 revolvers with a shrouded ejector.
If I found one at a reasonable price, I would be happy to have it no matter how it was marked. Unfortunately, the prices are not reasonable, since the LadySmith model 65 revolvers command a similar premium to any other 3" K-frame.
If I found one at a reasonable price, I would be happy to have it no matter how it was marked. Unfortunately, the prices are not reasonable, since the LadySmith model 65 revolvers command a similar premium to any other 3" K-frame.
ancientnoob
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Bonnie broke Clyde out of jail with one of these taped to her thigh. This one made in 1905.
Tallball
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Yeah, if I were going to carry it, I would definitely get the DAO hammer.
They are supposedly very easy to install.
The triggers on my CA revolvers feel kind of odd, like a cap gun from the olden days or something, but they aren't heavy. I can shoot them as well as any comparable snub revolver.
IMHO the 32 H&R magnum round "should" be more popular than it is. My wife has badly damaged wrists and can't shoot a 38 special, but 32 magnum gives her no trouble at all. If her arthritis gets even worse she could shoot 32 S&W long out of it. That's way better than a 22lr and scarcely more recoil.
They are supposedly very easy to install.
The triggers on my CA revolvers feel kind of odd, like a cap gun from the olden days or something, but they aren't heavy. I can shoot them as well as any comparable snub revolver.
IMHO the 32 H&R magnum round "should" be more popular than it is. My wife has badly damaged wrists and can't shoot a 38 special, but 32 magnum gives her no trouble at all. If her arthritis gets even worse she could shoot 32 S&W long out of it. That's way better than a 22lr and scarcely more recoil.
Ks5shooter
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STI Elektra if you can find one.
BlueHeelerFl
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I had a 3913LS as my carry gun for awhile. I regret having to sell it and would love to replace it someday.
It was soft shooting and accurate and fun to shoot. It had a great DA and SA trigger.
A local pawn shop had a standard 3913 awhile back. It was a little beaten up, but I wonder if its still there?
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