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URBEA Hermany (Spanish Copy)
.45 schofield, Double-Action Revolver, 5" Barrel
Black Grips, Patinaed Frame, No Box. Poof, perfect heat blueing. He just had a few changes to make. Due to its reduced power and recoil compared to the Colt .45, it was easier to shoot accurately, yet still retained effective stopping power on the battlefield. Many of these guns were chambered in 44 Russian which is a like a short .44 Special. It could be used in both the Schofield and the Colt 45 Peacemaker, but the .45 Colt was too long to use in the Schofield. Everyone admitted that the S&W wastwice as fastto reload as the Colt, and it seemed to be more accurate as well. Get the latest news and updates on products, news, and events The Schofield Revolver was a top break single action revolver produced by Smith and Wesson . Smith & Wesson 32 & 38 Target Grips. You can legally mail order them. Until i saw the price. Grip/Stock:2-piece Walnut or Pearl Oh, and as far as your attempt to achieve quick-draw with your test Schofield, you should remember that in the Old West, quickness with a gun (like modern quick-draw competitors or the movies) wasnt considered that important. The Smith & Wesson No. Shot different. However, the .38SPL is only one of the chamberings offered by Taylors & Company. S&W demurred, noting that the rim of the .45 Colt was inadequate for positive extraction in the S&W design, and no doubt considering that the cylinder and frame of the Model 3 would have to be lengthened to accommodate the long round. No matter what I. The cartridge was designated the .45 Schofield. The first Russian model which followed the original design and then two variants with modifications ordered by the Russian Ordnance Inspectorate. They likely made it to a lot more places than on that short list. As to the nickle finish on your test gun, Ive read that this finish was popular with shooters because it resisted corrosion from shooting black powder cartridges. Former gun slinger, current gun writer. Save my name and email to use for future comments. This is a Smith and Wesson Schofield Second Model Revolver that was originally purchased by the U.S. Government. Different names for the firearm vary among distributors. You have entered an incorrect email address! A SMITH WESSON MODEL 3 SCHOFIELD pistol currently has too little sold data to calculate an average price. Otherwise, great review. Taylors & Company sells several versions of the S&W Model 3, including a few Schofields. Smith & Wesson 38 Military & Police Model of 1905 38 Special Revolver - Collectible *4th Change* Our price: $399.99. Schofield serial number 1 was among those used by Wells Fargo. Reintroduced in 2000. This is awesome stuff, man. Some time ago in another gun magazine, a writer said something to the effect, "Although Smith & Wesson's Model No. My third shot confirmed what many of you are likely suspecting. Uberti make their replicas of the Smith & Wesson No. 7 INCH BARREL (Which you dont need to do on these modern guns.) Beyond that, it appears to be completely accurate, down to every marking and detail. He said when he got home looking under a . By all accounts, George Schofield was a frenetic inventor, and likely suffered from significant manic depression. You will find these Uberti replicas of the Smith & Wesson No. SCHOFIELD New and Used For Sale - Price: $1,046.99. But only a few thousandths. Oh my bought some .44 Russian dies, cut down some .44 S&W Special brass, used lighter loads. : SCH-003 . Did shooters in the latter part of the 19th century really like a nickel finish on their guns? Those first 100 were all lead cast rounds, so I fully cleaned the bore after that, prior to shooting the commercial loads and testing for accuracy. Parts are available to the public for self installation, but they can also be installed by our highly trained gunsmiths. On my Schofield 5 in 38. Head to the range this week with American Rifleman staff as they discuss a trim little repeater from Savage Arms that comes chambered for the .22 WMR cartridge. The more things change, the more they stay the same. 9. . The greater ease and speed of reloading was noted, but was not given much credence as a tactical advantage. Gun #: 919781247 Seller: Wildwood Inc $1,395.00 Full Details 1 Image (s) (51) 93% agree - Would recommend. The grips, barrel and cylinder do not match. It returned to the original Smith & Wesson barrel latch system, a change stemming mainly from the company's desire to stop paying royalties to George W Schofield. It was a complete slaughter of Fettermans force of 81 (79 Army and two civilians) at the hands of about 1,000 Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. That caliber is not on the forbidden caliber list and thus considered an antique even though ammunition is readily available on the internet. Jim Supica runs Old Town Station Ltd. Auction & Antique Arms and has authored numerous articles on gun collecting. 1 comment. For most of my groups, there was relatively little horizontal spread where the rounds would lay. African American History Curatorial Collective, Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge; the converse is not true, since the .45 Colt case is longer. But I can have lots of guns, and so when it comes to punching paper, or self defense, that .38SPL is what Id rather have. General Gorloff understood that this external lubricant would attract dirt and cause functioning problems, so he told Smith & Wesson to create an internally lubricated .44 caliber cartridge. This old baby has a little bit of endshake (the cylinder can slide back and forth slightly when the gun is closed.) All one-inch groups and many less at 25 yards with cheap commercial ammunition. I read about them but have never seen one. I used a bunch of blue screws today. Jul 12, 2020. Smith & Wesson M&p 9mm 40 S&w Magazine Finger Rest Extension Floor Plate. The Smith & Wesson Schofield (usually pronounced SKO-field rather than SHOW-field) revolver is probably the best known by the general public of any of the Model Threes, and the one most associated with the Old West in the collective American imagination. Plus, its just fun to shoot. There is very little recoil. . Two new revolvers: Smith and Wesson Model 3 (Schofield) revolver -> Chambered in .44 magnum, 30 damage [requires 6 str and 60 guns skill] Kit's Modified Schofield (Unique)-> Higher ROF, Higher damage, Better condition [requires 6 str and 60 guns skill] 500 Magnum . Hmm this article made me realize that I need to pick up some nickle plated ammo for my .44mag birdshead Vaquero. $23.98. Thanks for the correction. I used that term based on other items they sell, but I was seriously doubtful as to if I was right or not. Florida, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania received fewer than seven guns each. What more would you want? MSRP: $1,522.00. The Smith & Wesson Schofield was and still is a well-liked revolver; in fact, many shooters and collectors consider it to be the best of all the top-break revolvers made by S&W. Among other notable figures, both Jesse and Frank James used S&W Schofield revolvers. There are no instructions, no documentation. That top break action just seems to make more sense to me. So although in the movies we almost always see hero and bad guy alike armed with a single action Colt Peacemaker the revolvers they really carried are far more varied than that. The above revolver models help show the progression of Smith & Wesson's history. You can read of the big picture issues of this battle, known to the Indians as The Hundred-in-the-Hand. Even so, with the .44-40 or hot .45LC loads suitable for close range hunting, recoil would be very manageable, even by the inexperienced shooter. The Uberti replicas of the Smith & Wesson No. I build , rebuild etc specializing in revolvers. I find this to be true (for me) between my modern versions of classic Colts and my S&W revolvers. A little more force and the barrel tips back at the shooter, the cylinder comes forward, and all of the cases fly out in front of the shooter. Its possible that some of the Schofields in private hands were chambered on custom order in .38-40 Winchester, but I can find no actual examples of that chambering. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online. I have several Taylors firearms from a brace of Smoke Wagons to a 1887 shotgun. Loads worked on the gun They had purchased a thousand of the original revolvers in the .44 Smith & Wesson American cartridge but were not impressed. 3 Top Break 2nd Model, although 1877 is stamped on the firearm, although Wikipedia lists it as the New Model Number 3. I found a sucker and. Their date I believe is 1898 and the 44-40 is not considered an antique so you have to go through everything you do to buy a handgun there. Click for more info Seller: Alligood's Area Code: 478 $2,495.00 Schofield Second Model .45 Schofield GI#: 102108077 Id love to own a similar piece someday. Schofields are sometimes found with a large two- or three-digit number, usually under 300, stamped on the backstrap. Reliability * * * * * & COS EX along with a re-stamping of the guns serial number. -Smith & Wesson 1911 Grips. BLUED FINISH. The .45 Schofield, also referred to as .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 Schofield top-break revolver. Sadly, he ended his life with one of his own revolvers. Its a great look back into history at one of the competitors of the Colt, and one of the foundations of the Smith & Wesson legend as well. He also suggested making the rear sight integral to the latch. I dont think the screws are color cased. The only actual order I can find with anything from the Army Ordinance Board is for 3,000, which is in the wrong caliber, and the contract was cancelled just 2 years later. New York received 2,000 in 1877; Michigan 536 in 1878 and 1879; Indiana 300 in 1878 and 1879; Territory of Washington 180 in 1882 and 1891; California at least 100 and possibly 300 in 1880; Kansas 100 in 1879; West Virginia 79 in 1878; with lesser quantities going to Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, and Tennessee. They're top-break single-action revolvers that were originally . 3 and the 1873 Colts the Army had in .45 Colt. I agree with you about the handling and shooting qualities of the top-break revolvers they are just fun! Today 02:49 AM by Toyman. Smith & Wesson Model No. When the well-worn Schofields were declared surplus, Wells Fargo stepped up to purchase these revolvers, shortened their barrels and issued them for many years to their agents and employees. This cartridge was originally designed as a black powder round. 3 at Ubertis website if you click here. Unfortunately, modern has come to mean semi automatic these days When shopping for a handgun, the Smith and Wesson revolvers for sale are the first on the list for a good reason. At no time did the gun fail to fire or cycle. 3 top-break revolver was introduced by them in 1870. The Smith & Wesson Schofield (usually pronounced SKO-field rather than SHOW-field) revolver is probably the best known by the general public of any of the Model Threes, and the one most associated with the Old West in the collective American imagination. As John Taffin once said at a S&W Collectors Association meeting in Boise -Im not a Smith&Wesson collector, Im a Smith&Wesson accumulator., remember having a top-break cap gun when I was a kidused to take those circular six-shot paper caps, Can you tell me what the letters on the wooden pistol grips are on the Taylors & co. Uberti 1875 no 3 2nd model are?
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