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stylophiles
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posted May 08, 2017 08:18 PM
Kind of a cool version, their "in between" the top break models and the swing out cylinder hand ejector models. What Smith and Wesson called The Perfected Model. Uses both the top break latch AND the cylinder release style thumb latch.

An apocryphal story has it that the design was motivated by an event where an officer had a criminal at gunpoint and the bad guy (with whatever passed for ninja like moves at the turn of the century) reached across and released the top break latch, rendering the officers gun useless.... Not sure if I buy that, but still a neat design!


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Sunset_Va
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posted May 08, 2017 08:49 PMHide Post
Thanks for showing us your pistol, I didn't know about that model.

Looks brand new to me!


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ohsheepdog
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posted May 08, 2017 09:32 PMHide Post
Never seen that one before! So what is the opening sequence? Cylinder release then top strap?


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stylophiles
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posted May 08, 2017 09:40 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by ohsheepdog:
Never seen that one before! So what is the opening sequence? Cylinder release then top strap?


Yeah, you have to push forwards on the cylinder release latch and then you can lift the top break latch.
Another trivia factoid: It's also the only Top Break Smith and Wesson with the side plate on the right side. You can use that as an almost perfect example of useless knowledge, but still... Might make a fun tiebreaker interview question or something...
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mr kablammo
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posted May 08, 2017 10:15 PMHide Post
Very nice. Sip some whisky and admire that (unloaded) rare piece.


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stylophiles
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posted May 08, 2017 10:31 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by mr kablammo:
Very nice. Sip some whisky and admire that (unloaded) rare piece.


Well... It's Buffalo Trace Bourbon tonight, actually! Since it's my "Friday night". And I'm still working on getting some S&W .38, and S&W .32, so for now all my Tp Breaks are perminantly unloaded!

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Excam_Man
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posted May 08, 2017 11:21 PMHide Post
Very nice.



 
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David Lee
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posted May 08, 2017 11:53 PMHide Post
I never even would have noticed its' thumb latch. A nice old revolver and she still bares nearly all its nickle plate.
 
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350zee
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posted May 09, 2017 12:14 AMHide Post
She's beautiful.


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blindref
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posted May 09, 2017 06:13 AMHide Post
Nice find and addition! I love the charm of those old nickel wheel guns have. If only they could talk.



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CQB60
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posted May 09, 2017 06:29 AMHide Post
Just plain sweet...


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walkinghorse
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posted May 09, 2017 06:32 AMHide Post
Nice! Smile
Thanks for the additional information! Cool


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Sunset_Va
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posted May 09, 2017 08:02 AMHide Post
Another feature I just noticed, the front of the cylinder is radiused.


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David Lee
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posted May 09, 2017 10:00 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
Another feature I just noticed, the front of the cylinder is radiused.
Scallops, they still do this today on some S&Ws.
 
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arfmel
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posted May 09, 2017 01:34 PMHide Post
That's a lovely old thing. I have never seen one "in the flesh".
 
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GCE61
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posted May 09, 2017 05:23 PMHide Post
What a great old revolver, nice catch sir.
Beautiful pic also.
 
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