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According to "The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson" by Supica and Nahas, only 1,518 Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum revolvers were produced with a 6-1/2 inch barrel.
LOT 3664
Smith & Wesson .357
Registered Magnum
Double Action Revolver - Serial no. 48394, 357 magnum
cal., 6 1/2 inch solid rib bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This
particular Registered Magnum with reg. no. 1063 is one of 1,518 manufactured
with a 6 1/2 inch barrel. The revolver has a pinned blade front sight, an adjustable square notch rear sight, and S&W medallion checkered Magna grips with right panel numbered to a different gun (61825). Matching serial numbers appear on the butt, cylinder, and ejector shroud.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% original blue finish with some scattered high edge
wear, muzzle wear, a cylinder drag line, and a cleaned small patch of spotting/pitting on the trigger and trigger guard. 90% original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger. The grips are excellent with limited handling marks and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Jon M. Maxwell Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 3665
LOT 3666
Rare Smith & Wesson K-32 Masterpiece (Pre- Model 16) Double Action Revolver with Gold Box and Factory Letter - Serial no. K320238, 32 S&W Long cal., 6 inch solid rib bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This is one of only 3,630 K-32 Masterpiece (Model 16) revolvers S&W manufactured over a 26 year period starting in 1947. It is the rarest of the standard K-Masterpiece series. The accompanying factory letter states this 4-screw K-32 was shipped on August 12, 1958 and delivered to W.H. Kiefaber, Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, with a 6 inch barrel, blue finish, and checkered walnut grips (currently itted with checkered Magna grips with right panel numbered to a different gun).
Comes with an unnumbered correct S&W model gold box. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% original blue finish with some muzzle wear, a cylinder drag line and some scattered handling marks. 98% plus original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger. The grips are also excellent with overall crisp checkering. Box is fine. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Dave Ballantyne Collection. Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
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Extremely Rare and Documented Smith & Wesson K-32 Masterpiece (Pre-Model 16) Double Action Revolver with Special
Order 4 Inch Barrel and Factory Letter - Serial no. K66104, 32 S&W Long cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This S&W K-32 Masterpiece (pre-Model 16) revolver has a special order 4 inch barrel and is built on the 5-screw
frame. The standard barrel length for this model was 6 inches. This is one of only 3,630 K-32
Masterpiece (Model 16) revolvers S&W manufactured over a 26 year period starting in 1947. It
is the rarest of the standard K-Masterpiece series. The accompanying factory letter (two page
letter with first page absent) states the revolver was shipped on March 4, 1949 and delivered to
B.W. Folsom, Warren, Ohio, with a special order 4 inch barrel, blue finish, and checkered walnut
grips (currently wearing a set of Magna grips numbered to another gun). This shipment was for
10 units ordered with a 4 inch barrel and S&W charged an additional $6.00 for each of the 4 inch
barrels. The included S&W invoice confirms the 4 inch barrel and lists the serial numbers for all 10
guns in the March 4, 1949 shipment. These 10 guns were the first 4 inch K-32s ever manufactured
and other than two others produced in 1951, the only 4 inch barrels built on the 5-screw frame.
Matching serial numbers on the butt, cylinder, and barrel.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 90% original blue finish with thinning to brown and extensive
pitting mostly on the cylinder. 95% original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger. The left panel as a small chip long the front edge panel, otherwise the grips are fine with a few minor handling marks and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Dave Ballantyne Collection.
THE TEN SPECIAL ORDER SMITH & WESSON K-32 MASTERPIECE (PRE-MODEL 16) REVOLVERS IN THIS SHIPMENT WERE THE FIRST TO BE MANUFACTURED WITH A 4 INCH BARREL
of the left
354 Estimate: 5,500 - 7,500