hello! I’m wondering if anyone out there has any wisdom they could share about a revolver I just picked up.
I have a S&W D.A.45 that I’m trying to gather info on. I know that it is not a war year model, but I don’t know much else about it. It’s serial number range is 210xxx. It also has an s stamped in the bit ahead of the serial number (the lanyard Mount is in between them. My understanding is that this means it was fitted with a hammer block safety and from looking, it appears that this is the case. The right side features a s&w logo and “made in the USA”. There are 3 visible screws on the right side and there appears to be a hole just above the trigger guard front face where a 4th screw should go. The cylinder advances when cocked, but not near far enough, and the cylinder spins freely in the fun with the hammer forward and back. I am told that it needs a spring beneath the cylinder stop (inside frame beneath the cylinder). The “stop” is there, but rests even with the frame , along with a spring for the rebound side (advances the cylinder), apologies if my nomenclature is incorrect. It also appears to need the screw for the front face of frame above the trigger guard (and possibly wherever it holds inside). I have not opened it up yet, as I just picked it up an hour ago. Anyway, before I go searching for parts, I just wanted to see if anyone out there could shed light on what model and age/generation/etc, I should be searching for. Is this considered a “s&w 1917” or a “model 22” or if it goes by some other name I am not aware of? Thank you all for any info you may have!!
I have a S&W D.A.45 that I’m trying to gather info on. I know that it is not a war year model, but I don’t know much else about it. It’s serial number range is 210xxx. It also has an s stamped in the bit ahead of the serial number (the lanyard Mount is in between them. My understanding is that this means it was fitted with a hammer block safety and from looking, it appears that this is the case. The right side features a s&w logo and “made in the USA”. There are 3 visible screws on the right side and there appears to be a hole just above the trigger guard front face where a 4th screw should go. The cylinder advances when cocked, but not near far enough, and the cylinder spins freely in the fun with the hammer forward and back. I am told that it needs a spring beneath the cylinder stop (inside frame beneath the cylinder). The “stop” is there, but rests even with the frame , along with a spring for the rebound side (advances the cylinder), apologies if my nomenclature is incorrect. It also appears to need the screw for the front face of frame above the trigger guard (and possibly wherever it holds inside). I have not opened it up yet, as I just picked it up an hour ago. Anyway, before I go searching for parts, I just wanted to see if anyone out there could shed light on what model and age/generation/etc, I should be searching for. Is this considered a “s&w 1917” or a “model 22” or if it goes by some other name I am not aware of? Thank you all for any info you may have!!