Ala Dan
Member in memoriam
At least that's the tune my latest acquistion
should be singing. You see, I took possession
of my father's Smith & Wesson 2" model 30-1
in .32 S&W Long caliber. It is a round butted,
pinned barrel model with serial H530XX dating
back to 1971. It was bought NIB that year from
Aeromarine Supply in Bombingham, AL; or the
same outlet that sold James Earl Ray that very
famous .30-06 that supposedly was used
to kill Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
You see, the history of this little gem goes like
this. This firearm was my late fathers personal
protection firearm from the summer of '71 until
his death in January of '96; at which time I gave
it to my uncle who had befriended the family
during his illness (cancer from abestosis). And
at the time of presentation, it was known by
all parties that this weapon was too be
returned to me at such time that my uncle
became of ill health. To sum up, my uncle
who is in his late 70's is suffering from that
old alzheimer's (spell check ?) syndrome; and
his family returned the weapon as promised.
Sorry, no pics are available; but the weapon
remains in excellent shape, as my aunt kept
the weapon double wrapped in two plastic
bag's and stored between two mattress'es.
The bore and cylinder's are excellent; which
indicates that the gun has not been shot a
lot. The bluing is showing slight signs of wear
near the muzzle, and on the cylinder; but
there are NO deep scratches, scars, marks,
etc. The original walnut J-frame grips are in
emaculate shape. Upon receiving it, I went
to work on the little revolver using my old
favorite "Break Free CLP". It cleaned up
rather nice. Found out later that my aunt
found the original dark blue Smith & Wesson
box containing the unopened accessory pack,
as well as the spec sheet. Also, the original
bill of sale was enclosed; which indicated
the total cost was $92.00 + 6% sales tax,
for a grand total of $97.52.
Sorry for the long rant folk's; but I'm just
glad to have her back home where she
belong's. And she will NEVER, EVER leave
again; at least as long as I'm alive and
kicking!
* The cartridges in the gun, .32 S&W Long's
were from the same period, and were
manufactuered by Norma Ammunition.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
should be singing. You see, I took possession
of my father's Smith & Wesson 2" model 30-1
in .32 S&W Long caliber. It is a round butted,
pinned barrel model with serial H530XX dating
back to 1971. It was bought NIB that year from
Aeromarine Supply in Bombingham, AL; or the
same outlet that sold James Earl Ray that very
famous .30-06 that supposedly was used
to kill Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
You see, the history of this little gem goes like
this. This firearm was my late fathers personal
protection firearm from the summer of '71 until
his death in January of '96; at which time I gave
it to my uncle who had befriended the family
during his illness (cancer from abestosis). And
at the time of presentation, it was known by
all parties that this weapon was too be
returned to me at such time that my uncle
became of ill health. To sum up, my uncle
who is in his late 70's is suffering from that
old alzheimer's (spell check ?) syndrome; and
his family returned the weapon as promised.
Sorry, no pics are available; but the weapon
remains in excellent shape, as my aunt kept
the weapon double wrapped in two plastic
bag's and stored between two mattress'es.
The bore and cylinder's are excellent; which
indicates that the gun has not been shot a
lot. The bluing is showing slight signs of wear
near the muzzle, and on the cylinder; but
there are NO deep scratches, scars, marks,
etc. The original walnut J-frame grips are in
emaculate shape. Upon receiving it, I went
to work on the little revolver using my old
favorite "Break Free CLP". It cleaned up
rather nice. Found out later that my aunt
found the original dark blue Smith & Wesson
box containing the unopened accessory pack,
as well as the spec sheet. Also, the original
bill of sale was enclosed; which indicated
the total cost was $92.00 + 6% sales tax,
for a grand total of $97.52.
Sorry for the long rant folk's; but I'm just
glad to have her back home where she
belong's. And she will NEVER, EVER leave
again; at least as long as I'm alive and
kicking!
* The cartridges in the gun, .32 S&W Long's
were from the same period, and were
manufactuered by Norma Ammunition.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
