1900 HD Pistol?

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I can tell you what my great grandad carried in 1900 as it's been passed down and I'm the current curator. He had an Iver Johnson concealed hammer breaktop in .32. If I remember correctly the patent date on it is 1888. I suspect the smaller pocket guns were pretty popular at the time.

He was a guard at San Quentin - I wonder if he carried the little .32 on duty or if they were issued something else?
 
Sorry , but it seems to be a fairly proven design .

1899 - present

New Service , Army Special , Police Positive , Officers Model , Official Police , Detective Special , Cobra , Agent , Courier , Model 357 , Trooper , Diamondback , Python .

Approximate numbers issued to US Military
20,000 New Service revolvers as the M1909 .
150,000 M1917

Also issued in large numbers to RNWMP/RCMP , NYSP , US Border Patrol , and dozens of other state and local police departments . I couldn't begin to name the numbers of the other models issued in large numbers . These guns saw hard use and evidently served well as orders kept coming in .

I also like the S&W design , but don't care much for the 38 spl ammo of the day so I couldn't vote for the 1899 Smith .

No disrespect meant . Just a different opinion I guess . ;)
 
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It's strange how in such a short period of time , 50 - 60 yrs , that the .32 cal handgun has been discounted as a defensive sidearm . Colt's , S&W's , Iver Johnson's , Hopkins & Allen , Webley were sold / carried by everyday citizens by the millions . Colt alone in just one model made over 550,000 M1903 .32 acp pistols .

I like those old "hammerless" revolvers . They were very modern , imo , in their day and still used today .
This Smith 32 Safety 2nd Model was made about 1904 .

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guy .. no disrespect taken or intended on my part either. Yup, just different preferences I guess. If it works for ya, cool. :)

Bluesbear... yeah, that looks strangely familiar. :)

And I still say SAA. :p
 
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