Sumpthin old and sumpthin shiny

[Greasemonkey]

Well I've been working, doing thangs and stuuuffff, but I found these in my travels.

First up is a S&W Lemonsqueezer, one most kind of write off as a bottom end handgun. After I got it, I discovered it's not your average Lemonsqueezer. It's a very first production, made in 1887, and check out the serial number......122, all original finish and grips. An early concealed carry handgun, the first S&W to be hammerless and have a grip safety. I had a local shop give it a look, given the age, it got a clean bill of health, so yup, she still functions, I tried a cylinder of .38 S&W through her(pricey stuff these days). So even after 129 years, it still fires, locks up nice and tight, even the bore for it's age is nice.







And with it came this, also made by S&W, only about a 101, maybe 102 years after the Lemonsqueezer was made. The little brother to my S&W Model 29, this luscious hunk-o-stainless steel is a Model 657, in 41 Magnum, another wonderful cartridge from Elmer Keith. It came from the back of a closet in it's original box, still wrapped in the vapor barrier paper with the manual tucked neatly underneath. It's seen very little, if any use in it's life.

Ain't evolution great!!

[Phosphorus32]

That antique lemon squeezer is quite a find in first year production and such a low SN  What a peculiar revolver.

Have to say that the shiny stainless steel .41 mag exudes raw power, like a 350 with polished headers 

So you added two new somewhat scarce and certainly expensive calibers? Good job   

[Loose}{Cannon]

Nice low serial.   

[Greasemonkey]

That antique lemon squeezer is quite a find in first year production and such a low SN  What a peculiar revolver.

Have to say that the shiny stainless steel .41 mag exudes raw power, like a 350 with polished headers 

So you added two new somewhat scarce and certainly expensive calibers? Good job   

Actually, the .41mag is pretty close to .44mag in cost, maybe just a few cents per round less, but who is counting . Your dead on about scarcity, the .41mag doesn't have near the selection of the more popular .357 and .44. There is about 10, maybe 12 flavors of .44mag, about the same in .357, I only found 4 flavors of .41mag at my favorite haunt. Either way, in the end with both, you can still envision upwards of a dollar bill, sometimes more depending brand and type go poof when you squeeze a round off. Thankfully...the brass is easy to keep track of

[Dannyboy53]

VERY nice Greasemonkey, congratulations on a stunning find! Bill Jordan & Elmer Keith stated the .41 Mag was the ultimate in a police caliber but it was eclipsed by the popularity of the .357 Mag. I worked with an Officer that carried one,  they are great shooters.