Horace smith and daniel baird wesson formed a partnership in 1852 to manufacture a firearm that could fire a fully selfcontained cartridge. The revolver was designed with a stainless steel body and chambered for the. Here is a look at my 106, my preliminary research dates her to the early 1970s. The corporate headquarters is in springfield, massachusetts. The yoke is marked e6 x21, the cut is marked with the model and serial number. In the 1920s and 1930s, the inability of conventional police service revolver ammunition to reliably penetrate automobiles was perceived as a problem as united states law enforcement agencies encountered well organized and funded bootleggers. Also korth is coming out with a 9mm replacement cylinder for the 686. If you want to start competitive shooting in production class then this is the pistol for you.
With a questioning look i glanced over and he said, model 547, 9mm. Cabelas uses your cab support id to provide faster resolution to issues experienced while on our website. Have you ever seen a 9mm revolver that didnt use moon clips. This gun is a square butt, kframe featuring fixed sights, 4 inch barrel, semi bobbed hammer factory, 6 shot cylinder. He is the author of the book of two guns, writes for several. This operators manual features instructions for function of the revolver, dismantling, cleaning, sights and loading and firing. The model 547 was originally developed for french police trials as a modified version of the fbis model. This is the round butt variant of which about 6486. Since 1852 weve been an industry leading manufacturer of pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shooting accessories. Once i got home and did some searching on the computer and in my book. A close up at the smith and wesson model 547 a revolver that didnt need moon clips to fire the 9mm cartridge. The 10mm auto is a rimless automatic pistol cartridge so moon clips are used to hold cartridges when loading and extracting spent cases en bloc. It has the round butt and is in very good conditionshot but not abused by any means.
It comes with a redorange insert front sight and a white outline rear adjustable sight. Somewhere on forum is a photo of another 4 547 that has been plated but has the square butt. Frame size small j medium kl large n xlarge x governor z. The double action trigger on this revolver is extremely. From the gun digest book of gun drawings, this 68page digital pdf. This list is merely a general guide and not meant to be exact. This revolver features a blued steel kframe square butt with pachmayr rubber grips, case colored combat hammer and trigger, 6shot fluted cylinder, and 4 heavy barrel with fixed sights. It is a stainless steel version of the model 19 and was initially available with a 4 and 6 barrel. Please provide this id when contacting cabelas for support via phone, email or chat. This book features rarely seen historical photographs, advertisements, and company documents culled from the company archives, museums collections, and the private. Hardcover book in excellent condition this smith and wesson book in hard cover is in excellent condition. Is the smith and wesson model 10 good for self defense. Smith and wesson model 547 9mm revolver this has a very unique history which ill put below. Wesson 18251906 in norwich, connecticut, to make leveraction volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless selfconsuming bullets.
The protective dust cover does show small tear and wear. In my opinion this is one of the best polymer pistols the market has to offer. Their headquarters are in springfield, massachusetts. Then those in series 2d through 7d were used on models 10, 12, 45, 64, 65 and 547. I bought it becuase i was trying to understand how they named their guns, so many models and frame sizes are very confusing. Wesson who shared a dream of developing a new type of firearm, one capable of being fired repeatedly without the annoyance of having to reload with loose powder, ball, and primer. This fascinating book provides a detailed history of one of the most famous, and controversial, firearms manufacturers, and its products. Frame has some surface rust and grip has mild wear and pieces chipped out. This is one that i picked up at a gun show a few years ago and the finish is satin nickel. Sold very rare smith and wesson 547 9mm revolver vintage.
Navy brochure navy cruise books us navy magazine navy boot camp. The companys first offering was a leveraction repeating pistol. Your gun may actually be a year off from what is listed. In 1974 a version with a 2 12 barrel and round grips was offered. It was 1857, and business partners, horace smith and daniel wesson, were about to release a handgun that would revolutionize the gun industry. It has the round butt and is in very good conditionshot but not abused by. Swhc swhc has the following price history information. We continue to bring innovative firearms to market that meet the needs of every shooter and deliver on exceptional quality with a brand youve learned to trust. These older guns will take a little more effort to find out their history.
The partnership was first founded in 1852 by horace smith 180893 and daniel b. Saw when the other day while in my favorite gun shop in new york and while talking to my good friend the gunsmith and realized right away that i should have one for my library. What is cool about this is it uses a similar extraction system as the 547. The 4th edition does not have the same book cover quality nor does it include a dust cover like the 3rd edition.
It is chambered for 9mm parabellum, has a 4 heavy barrel and a six round cylinder, and the cylinder has a star with extractors especially designed to fit the extractor grooves of 9mm cartridge cases. Also 940 is available used at much more reasonable prices than 547. Introduced in 1972, the model 66 is a kframed six shot. Open the cylinder and the only numbers are mod 547 and abn6653. There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers. In production since 1899, the model 10 is a sixshot. The precise shipping date as lettered can be several years off depending on model.