what is it?

[socaldan]

All I got so far it says Smith & Wesson on the top rib of the barrel (4.875") I think its .32 s&w cal. And the ser# 136 under the grips.
Can anybody help with model, year or quantity made?
Value would also help.
THANKS GUYS!

 

[Idano]

Looks like a S&W .32 Double Action, 2nd Model. They were manufactured throughout the late 19th century and into the early part of the 20th

 

[Jim March]

Um. If there's one thing it's not, it's a 19 .

Sorry, but...it's a top-break, possibly late 19th century, maybe early 20th. I'm not a collector so I can't nail it down past that. But trust me, by WW2 S&W had ended all production of top-breaks.

 

[ARTiger]

Looks like a S&W New Model 3. Late 19th. century vintage. If it looks like .32 caliber - probably .32/44. Here's a link to one on GunBroker http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=99005923

 

[azwizard]

Looks to me like a smaller version of the Schofield? or a Number 3 Break top revolver. Is that also a lanyard ring on the bottom of the butt? Seems like they were made around the turn of the century, this one being 32 s&w? could have been an export to Spain/Argentina?

 

[mnrivrat]

Caliber might be .32 S&W but I don't think it is a S&W gun . Just one of the many early top break revolvers . What are the initials on the grips ?

 

[calaverasslim]

It is a "Nice Conversation Piece" and a "Super Paper Weight".

 

[Brian Williams]

The grip logo has an AHC in it and it looks like it matches the logo on the side plate.

 

[socaldan]

Sorry on the typpo...It is a .38 s&w cal. That IS a lanyard. The grip logo and frame stamp looks like it DOE'S say AHC .
I found MANY old revolvers that once belonged to my great,great uncle. My father had them wrapped in old rags in the attic. This (and a simmaler looking H&R were the best. Asside from a "LARGE" flair gun,) and my Grandfathers w.w.I helmet.

 

[Phil DeGraves]

Probably one of the plethora of cottage companies that S&W sued out of existence for patent infringement in the 19th century or a Spanish copy. Most were of exceptionally poor quality.

How could anyone possibly mistake that for a Model 19?

 

[bannockburn]

socaldan

The first thing I thought of when I saw it was: this really looks to be some sort of European copy of a S&W top-break. I've seen any number of Belgian and Spanish copies of this type of pistol over the years. Except as a wall hanger, or family keepsake, these guns have little if any intrinsic value.

 

[socaldan]

Thanks guys...I still have a "FAMILY" collectable, If nothing else.
Now mabey i'll try to shoot it... Anybody know of a good plastic surgeon in the L.A. area? (they're not hard to find here... are they?)
...

 

[Jim Watson]

It it is a copy of the S&W .38 Double Action.
I think it is of Spanish make and is probably of lower quality than the Belgian knockoffs.

I would not shoot it, you could go from a family novelty to a loose collection of parts.