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[Zundfolge]

Are you sure on that serial number from the bottom of the grip frame? I have the 4th edition of SCSW, nothing matches and I’ve never seen a letter in the middle of a J frame serial number. The crane number is an assembly number, nothing more. The no dash ran from ‘57 ( when Smith started numbering guns) until 1988 when the -1 came out. The barrel pin was eliminated in 1982.

The “J” letter prefix on the serial number started in 1969. If BG has better info I defer to him.

Apparently the J in the middle of the number (1J1 to 999J99) is 1971-72.

[Doc45]

Yup, there it is on page 489 of the SCSW, doh! Shouldn’t try to read small numbers on cold meds lol. Congrats on a stellar Smith, enjoy!

[Zundfolge]

I just need to buy a copy of SCSW myself since I seriously doubt this will be my last S&W wheel gun

[Bailey Guns]

I bought the Kindle edition. Mistake. The big problem is it's very hard to find anything. Maybe I'm just missing something. The upside is it's very easy to take the SCSW and many other gun books just about anywhere I might need them.

[Zundfolge]

I bought the Kindle edition. Mistake.

If the Kindle edition was half the price of the print edition it might be worth it, but its only a couple bucks cheaper. Might as well get paper.

[mattiooo]

I bought the Kindle edition. Mistake. The big problem is it's very hard to find anything. Maybe I'm just missing something. The upside is it's very easy to take the SCSW and many other gun books just about anywhere I might need them.

Kindle version in a heartbeat. It has a search function. You should be able to find anything in seconds.

[waffles]

Current pulaski status: got a cheap double bit handle, holy fuck this thing is hard to remove wood from. Might just abandon it for a better fit (if I can find one locally).

The rust and old paint from the head is gone. I'm working on sharpening it up, which unfortunately is a pain in the ass on an axe with an incorrect profile by whoever had it last but with good steel. Oh well, guess I have an excuse to be productive with some beers in front of the TV.

[Duman]

Current pulaski status: got a cheap double bit handle, holy fuck this thing is hard to remove wood from. Might just abandon it for a better fit (if I can find one locally).

The rust and old paint from the head is gone. I'm working on sharpening it up, which unfortunately is a pain in the ass on an axe with an incorrect profile by whoever had it last but with good steel. Oh well, guess I have an excuse to be productive with some beers in front of the TV.

Sounds like a job for a 12-pack of BUSCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[waffles]

Sounds like a job for a 12-pack of BUSCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!

That milestone for this project is well in the past! (just picture that as a beer of course)

edit: I remember my grandpa being great at all these projects. My dad thought he was, but never quite got to the same level. One project he wound up cutting his thumb off.

At least my poorly advised misadventures into wood/metal working are mostly relegated to hand tools.

[Duman]

Picked this up today ... holy crap the seller is a shit photographer, the damn thing is in near perfect condition! So I'm quite pleased (if I get a chance to shoot new pics I'll post them).

I'm not sure how well most photos post. I bought the S&W 66-1 from Martinjmpr, the photos were good. The gun live and in person was AWESOME !!! Maybe that's just my enthusiasm for a new purchase....