The S&W roach motel claims another victim...

[hawk0484]

Wow! Nice gun!

Please keep it up, Tamara. That way I can tell my hubby that there IS another woman out there with as bad or worse addiction than mine.

Becky

 

[Mike Irwin]

"Mmmm...as memory serves, the Sesqui and Wagon Train were two different commemoratives...don't recall the model numbers."

Nope, same gun, the Model 544. Only "modern" S&W revolver made in that caliber.

It was cataloged as the Texas Wagon Train Commemorative, and etched on the side 1836-1986 to commemorate the sesquicentennial.

 

[BluesBear]

If anyone out there knows of anyone selling either a 3" Model 57 .41 magnum or a 3" Model 29 .44 magnum PLEASE let me know.

While I much prefer the blued models I would consider a 657 or a 629 if they had fluted cylinders and no porting.

 

[Oracle]

Those are some beautiful revolvers, Tamara. Congrats on the find!

 

[Mike Irwin]

Blues,

"3" Model 57..."

To the best of my knowledge, S&W never offered a 3" 57. Only 4, 6, and 8 3/8ths.

 

[BluesBear]

Mike,

They were Lou Horton special runs. I saw one here at a Gun Show 2 years ago but by the time I got back from the ATM someone else had grabbed it.

I found a LH 3" 657 last year but the guy wanted an arm and both legs for it.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Blues,


Was it a 57 or a 657?

I know about the 657s, but I've never heard of a Model 57 (blue) 3" done for Horton.

 

[mtnbkr]

sell your firstborn

You can do that?

Chris

 

[Mike Irwin]

Forget it, Chris...

You don't have a first born yet, and there's no allowances for womb-away purchases!

 

[schapman43]

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You can do that?

Chris

Only if your wife doesnt find out, trust me I've tried

 

[Kahr carrier]

VERY cool N Frame stable.

 

[BluesBear]

3" M57

Yeah it was a genuine 57 alright. The seller didn't have the box so I am not actually for certain that it was a Lew Horton, but it was factory 3" all the numbers matched. I have seen 3 others just like in in the past 10 years but none of them were for sale. There was one advertised in Gun List about 2 years ago but as usual I missed that one too.

But maybe someday.....
After all a man's got to have a dream.

 

[mtnbkr]

You don't have a first born yet

Soon, Mike, Soon...

BTW, she wants a revolver of her own now. We went to the Bealton show this w/e and while I was checking out a neat 32 cal j-frame, she mentioned how she'd like to get something. We narrowed it down to a Ruger SP101 with 3" barrel or a squarebutt J-Frame of some sort with a 2-4" barrel.

When we got married, she had no desire to shoot or own any guns of her own.

Chris

 

[Mike Irwin]

"We went to the Bealton show this w/e"

DAMMIT!

I forgot about the Bealton show!

"We narrowed it down to a Ruger SP101 with 3" barrel or a squarebutt J-Frame of some sort with a 2-4" barrel."

If she wants to try a variety of sizes and powers, she's more than welcome to try mine. I've got 2" and 4" .32s, .38s and others, in a variety of frame sizes.

We could meet at the NRA range sometime after she has the baby.

 

[mtnbkr]

I think Dale City is this weekend.

Thanks for the offer. If she's still interested in a purchase after the baby comes, we'll probably take you up on it. My two revolvers aren't much to base a decision on. The Gp100's too big and the 36 is a tad too snappy for a beginner.

Chris

 

[Mike Irwin]

"36 is too snappy for a beginner"

Not with the right loads.

 

[Tamara]

I forgot the 10mm, .38 Super, and .41 Mag.! I knew I was forgetting a couple.

I've simply got to start looking at lists when I do something like that.

Who's looking at lists?

"By "production" and "modern", I'm intentionally limiting myself."

I'm assuming by "modern" you mean post WW II, and probalby post 1957 when the model numbers were adopted.

I'm using the general "modern" definition of "Post-WWII", and "production" as being a standard catalog item. (Which I guess lets me off the hook on such oddities as .44-40 and .38 Super, although I do still need to track down an Outdoorsman. )