S&W 38 DA

Pancho Peacemaker · February 15, 2012, 06:52:11 PM

Thought I'd share this with folks who'd appreciate it:

S&W 4th model 38 DA. 6" barrel with red mottled grips.

I collect pre-1900 38 DA S&W's and this little gem filled a nice spot in my collection.

Short Knife Johnson · February 15, 2012, 07:38:02 PM

Very much appreciated good sir!

Russell40 · February 15, 2012, 08:05:33 PM

VERY nice! Are you going to shoot it at a match?

Captain John Jarrett · February 15, 2012, 09:15:11 PM

WOW!!! Love those grips most of all!!!!

Pancho Peacemaker · February 16, 2012, 09:44:50 AM

Quote from: Russell40 on February 15, 2012, 08:05:33 PM
VERY nice! Are you going to shoot it at a match?

It will be shot, but not in a match. Match shooting is hard on guns and this is in such nice original shape, I want to keep that way.

I do have a friend that occasionally shoots NCOWS matches with 5" S&W 38 DA's. It is fun till he gets a knock down target.

Books OToole · February 16, 2012, 11:05:41 AM

They are fun to shoot. The 2nd model DA S & Ws are the strongest. I have a 5" that I use in the NCOWS DA Championship.
The red motled grips are pretty cool. I have a 3" 1 1/2 cf with reds and a 3 1/4" SA .38 with them.

None are as nice as Pancho's DA 4th though.

Books

Driftwood Johnson · February 17, 2012, 11:24:40 PM

Howdy

I'm jealous. The combination of the red mottled grips and the long barrel make this one fairly unusual. Take good care of it.

WV Scrounger · February 18, 2012, 05:10:20 PM

Pancho thats a Beauty! lOVE those mottled grips...have ya shot it yet? Mine is a 2nd model 3 1/2 " barrl original blue.
Gotta love those vintage S&W's !

litl rooster · February 19, 2012, 07:53:32 AM

Like DJ sed, I'm Jealous......

WaddWatsonEllis · February 19, 2012, 05:29:59 PM

I got a hold of an 1898 S&W 4th model, but in .32 S&W ... it had the original grips (which I understand are quite collectible if in good condition) ...

Anyway, I had Big T make some stag grips for it so that I could store the originals ...

And here is the original grips and holster:

And here is a pic of the S&W Pocket Pistol in the holster I made for it (that matches it's Schofield Holsters [also made bu me])

Pancho Peacemaker · February 20, 2012, 10:09:29 AM

Quote from: WaddWatsonEllis on February 19, 2012, 05:29:59 PM
it had the original grips (which I understand are quite collectible if in good condition) ...

Correct. The black gutta percha usually take a dark brown chocolate color with age. The "more" desireable" originals are pearls (very rarely found with S&W medallions), and the red mottled hard rubber. I've seen the red grips sell for over $200 alone.

Another "rare" S&W DA grip are the checkered walnut grips with medallions. These can be rarely found on the large frame 44 DA. I've got one pair from a 44 DA Frontier (with matching serial numbers). They are mentioned in Jink's book, but my pair are the only original wood pair I've seen.

Need to shoot some pictures.

WaddWatsonEllis · February 27, 2012, 02:38:23 AM

Pancho,

I had to look at my grips .(they are in a plastic case in a storage drawer) .. sure enough, they are chocolate Brown ...almost the color of dark chocolate ...

TTFN,

Danny Bear Claw · February 27, 2012, 10:13:58 AM

Them are all nice S&Ws. W.W. Ellis, are those "stag grips" elk horn? They look more like elk horn than sambar stag.

WaddWatsonEllis · February 27, 2012, 10:35:29 AM

Danny,

Probably Elk Horn .... I asked T-Bar match my Schofield Grips, and I never asked what they were ...

Pancho Peacemaker · July 15, 2012, 01:16:17 PM

Shot a few close-ups this weekend: