smith and wesson model 10-7 serial numbers

44 Special was distributed by your Company?Īll times are GMT -4. I understand Lew Horton Distributing requested this variation built to your specification, though few others were distributed else where. I purchased a 3' Smith & Wesson Model 624 no dash, ser # ALV09XX. It was made for us by Smith & Wesson in July of 1985. Post war it was the preferred revolver for Wild. Notables who carried the Model 2 Army during the war include George Armstrong Custer, who had a pair of Model 2 Army revolvers and Rutherford B. The gun you are inquiring about is indeed a Lew Horton's Special. Smith & Wesson, based on serial numbers, sold somewhere between 29,359 (1864 cutoff date) and 48,475 (1865 cutoff date). I pasted the copy so you can get the E address for Lew Horton I printed out a copy and just stuck it in the box. I emailed Lew Horton and they responded the next day with an afirmative on the 624. I had this same question regarding a 624 3'. It would be better to describe your gun's specifics and ask, 'Is this a Lew Horton?' as opposed to asking, 'What are all of the Lew Horton Model 29-3 guns like?' There were a lot of variations of the Model 29-3. If someone here thinks it is, follow up with contact with Horton or S&W. The 2 best ways to determine if it's possible that a gun in question is a 'Lew Horton gun' would be to get a copy of the STANDARD CATALOG OF SMITH & WESSON, by Supica and Nahas, third edition, and become familiar with the contents (some but not all of Horton's offerings are discussed there), or post the gun here on this forum with a thorough description, serial number and photographs. While folks usually refer to any 3 inch Model 24-3 as a 'Lew Horton gun,' apparently Horton did not take delivery of all 5,000 of them they ordered and S&W sold the others to other distributors. For example, the Model 24-3 3 inch gun was a Lew Horton special and was the first factory N frame with a round butt frame and a 3 inch barrel. Horton guns usually have unusual features or combinations of features. They both apparently keep pretty good records. The only way to know if the gun was distributed through Lew Horton is to ask them, or to get a factory letter for the gun.

Smith and wesson model 10-7 serial numbers