Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     5
Safety     7
How to Use This Book     8
Collecting Smith & Wesson: Special Concerns and Tricks of the Trade
Frame Sizes of Revolvers     14
Screws: 3, 4, or 5     15
Pinned and Recessed     15
Generations of Semi-Autos     15
Type of Finish     16
Refinished Guns     17
Factory Refinish     17
Rare Barrel Lengths     17
Other Modifications and Unusual Configurations     18
Matching Serial Numbers     19
Stocks (Grips)   Jim King     19
Boxes and Accessories   Dave Ballantyne   Dick Burg     28
Sights     35
Engraving     36
Evaluating Condition     49
Resources and Bibliography     55
Identification and Price Guide
Origins - Smith, Wesson and Their Lever Action Pistol   John Watts     60
Tip-Up Revolvers     64
Top-Break Revolvers     73
Single-Shot Pistols     111
Early Hand Ejectors (Named Model Revolvers 1896-1957)     114
Modem Hand Ejectors (Numbered Model Revolvers 1957-Present)     168
Semi-Automatics(Autoloading Pistols)     275
Long Guns     329
Commemoratives and Specials     336
Performance Center Guns     341
Air Guns and Projectile Launchers (Gas, Flare, Dart, Line-Throwing)     371
Miscellaneous Police and Firearm-Related Items     373
Knives     375
Buckles   Pete Roberts     382
Catalogs and Posters   Don Mundell     383
Ammunition     388
Gimcracks and Geegaws     390
Appendices
S&W Historic Milestones     393
Serial Number Ranges by Years     395
Year of Introduction, Early Models - Listing by Caliber     402
Year of Introduction, Numbered Models     404
Year of Introduction, Modern Revolvers - Listing by Caliber     405
Identification Characteristics     406
Ilustrated Glossary     407
Model Index     430