Let's see your blued S&W's!!

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It is a never ending cycle. Remington dealt a death blow to the Winchester Model 12 with their Model 870 pump shotgun. They used stamped parts instead of the Winchester machined parts and the Model 12 could not compete in price.

I prefer the old stuff too.

"Firearms made back in the day, were some fine stuff"

It's all relative. I'll bet you a donut if we could go back to 1892 there were guys saying how much better the Winchester Model 1873 was than the Model 1892. The Model 1892 was stronger, lighter, and less expensive to produce than the Model 1873, but us humans tend to not like something new.
I totally agree. The price of of labor has cause a lot to be lost. We lost a lot of very good firearms, but a lot of the jobs people used to do, have been done away with and replaced with machines. It’s the same deal now. All the people screaming for high minimum wage, fail to realize, companies will find ways to do away with jobs. Stores can have one person watching 5 self checkout stations and 4 people are without jobs. Companies will find away to compensate to do the same job, with less people. I know this is off subject but it’s always a never ending cycle.
 
...It's all relative. I'll bet you a donut if we could go back to 1892 there were guys saying how much better the Winchester Model 1873 was than the Model 1892. The Model 1892 was stronger, lighter, and less expensive to produce than the Model 1873, but us humans tend to not like something new...


Considering the Model 1873 was produced until 1923, those guys were not just saying it but voting with their wallets.


Kevin
 
Howdy Again

Finally getting back to this thread with what should be my last installment, 45 Caliber blue Smith and Wessons.

First we'll jump into the way-back machine and set it for 1875.

A couple of 1st Model Schofields that both shipped in 1875. This one went back to the factory in 1957 for a refinish job.

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I actually like this one better. Hardly any blue left on it, and most of the colors of the Case Hardening are gone too. But the patent marking under the barrel is more legible than on the other one, which was over polished a little bit.

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Now we'll jump forward to 1917. I found this Model 1917 a few years ago in a local shop. It came with the almost full box of ammo pictured here. The grips are incorrect, but I like them because they have some nice figure.

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No hammer block inside this one.

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I love the serrated hammer.

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The GI 1917 at the top and a Brazilian Contract 1917 at the bottom. The Brazilian is a little bit banged up because a lot of the time there was not much care taken in shipping them back to the US.

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A Model 1955 Target that shipped in 1955. 45ACP. The grips are a bit unusual. They look to be to be rosewood, and they are uncheckered.

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OK, that does it, for my blued S&W revolvers, unless I remember another one.
 
Howdy Again

Finally getting back to this thread with what should be my last installment, 45 Caliber blue Smith and Wessons.

First we'll jump into the way-back machine and set it for 1875.

A couple of 1st Model Schofields that both shipped in 1875. This one went back to the factory in 1957 for a refinish job.

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I actually like this one better. Hardly any blue left on it, and most of the colors of the Case Hardening are gone too. But the patent marking under the barrel is more legible than on the other one, which was over polished a little bit.

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Now we'll jump forward to 1917. I found this Model 1917 a few years ago in a local shop. It came with the almost full box of ammo pictured here. The grips are incorrect, but I like them because they have some nice figure.

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No hammer block inside this one.

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I love the serrated hammer.

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The GI 1917 at the top and a Brazilian Contract 1917 at the bottom. The Brazilian is a little bit banged up because a lot of the time there was not much care taken in shipping them back to the US.

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A Model 1955 Target that shipped in 1955. 45ACP. The grips are a bit unusual. They look to be to be rosewood, and they are uncheckered.

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OK, that does it, for my blued S&W revolvers, unless I remember another one.
Looking at what you have showed here on this thread and what I have seen you show in others, and the knowledge you have of fine revolvers, I would love to spend a day with you, to pick your brain and see your collection. You post some neat stuff and give good information.
 
Looking at what you have showed here on this thread and what I have seen you show in others, and the knowledge you have of fine revolvers, I would love to spend a day with you, to pick your brain and see your collection. You post some neat stuff and give good information.

I'm still waiting for @Driftwood Johnson to publish a book with lots of pictures and history of his fine collection. I will be the first to preorder a signed copy.
 
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