Jcon72
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That would be my wife. It's her fault.
We stopped at the LGS yesterday to pick up the K-22 I had on layaway. While we were waiting I noticed a little waife over in the corner of the case, looking lonely and ignored. I had no idea what it was, but I could actually read the tag this time, someone made a mistake putting it back in like that, and saw it was a Smith and Wesson 32, Third Model. I asked to see it. Tiny little thing, even smaller than a J-frame. As I turned it over in my hand I noticed it was a five screw. That's always interesting. Then I noticed the knob on the end of the ejector rod. OK, so it's fairly old. My wife tells me it looks lonely and unloved. "You should buy it." I know an order when I hear it. So, I added it to the pickup list.
I have since learned that it's an "I" frame, the predecessor of the J-frame. S/N puts it as having been manufactured in the early 20's. Not bad for a 100 year old gun. The stocks are not correct, they are from a much later period, but they feel good to me,so I won't really worry about it. My wife went back to the ammo counter and came back with two boxes of 32 ACP ammo...NO! NO! Let me put this back. I did, and found a box of 32 S&W Long that cost almost as much as the gun.Bless her heart, she tried.
I don't know if I'll shoot it. Probably at some point, but she liked it so that's a good enough reason to get it. I gotta clean it today, and put a little ren wax on it.
It IS sort of neat.
To those of you who've been bored by this on the S&W forms. Sorry 'bout that.
Wow, so nice! I'd certainly have done the same thing. Earlier this year I was able to find a nice 31-1. Had to pay a bit more than you did but still got a fair deal.
