The revolvers were not supplied in the No. Historical Accuracy * * * * Manufactured by the S&W Performance Center, this is a Schofield Model of 2000, Wells Fargo Edition. A torch also works well in turning Ti into different colors. posted by Toyman 02-06-2023. Really, Im just clueless about this stuff. But Dan and RF gave me some good pointers, and Ive read a lot of online tutorials that have helped. In the early 1880s the Benet type (internal) cartridge primer was retired and the modern Boxer type (external) primer was adopted for all future military production of revolver ammunition. For low pressure loads theyre fine. I shot the heck of the gun, shooting the first 100 rounds all my own hand loads in about three hours time and it got dirty. The 4th was involved in the Geronimo campaign. Western Gun Leather Holster Uberti Taylor Cimarron Smith & Wesson Schofield 5 1/2 inch barrel BigTexasLeatherWorks (3,389) $24.00 More colors Uberti Schofield 7"Western Single Action Leather Holster SkilletCreek (251) $82.00 Custom Cowboy Holster - Schofield Revolver 5 inch or 7 inch franklinwendy (1,027) $190.79 FREE shipping Includes Smith & Wesson Performance Center factory wooden display case. There are a few different folks online that can create them just for this revolver. The original caliber used by the cavalry was the now practically extinct .45S&W, a black powder cartridge closely duplicating a light-loaded .45ACP. M&H revolvers are finicky little beasts. Those first 100 were all lead cast rounds, so I fully cleaned the bore after that, prior to shooting the commercial loads and testing for accuracy. Quantity: Buy now. They likely made it to a lot more places than on that short list. W.F. The extractor extracted the cases and then snapped back into place ready for new cartridges to be reloaded. I picked this up today from my LGS. Product no. The Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, .45 caliber, was manufactured from 1875 to 1878. That, and a Luger. He told me to look for a History Channel special this summer called "Found". A lady on the Netflix show Godless had one of these that was used in the final gun-slinging match and I drooled over it then. If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. One hundred of those were commercial rounds and 100 were my own hand-loads shooting one a 170gr SWC pushed by 4.2gr of Unique powder. This mod is opted-in to receive Donation Points. Best. The rear sight is integral to the cylinder release latch. 3 Schofield Revolver The U.S. Army adopted the .44 S&W American caliber Smith & Wesson Model 3 revolver in 1870, making the Model 3 revolver the first standard-issue cartridge-firing revolver in US service. I have drawers in my roll-arounds filled with widgets and gadgets that Ive made to do one specific job on one specific make/model of firearm. It was produced in several variations and subvariations, including both the "Russian" model, so named because it was . Likely with the walnut grips and chambered in .45 Colt. Taylors & Company has imported a limited run of nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 3 Schofield break-top revolvers. (Getting consistent coloring is the tough part. There was only one man who was not only spared such mutilation, but his body was covered with a buffalo robe, which the Indians could not really afford to spare, since this was the Moon of the Strong Cold with temperatures down to about -20F: Adolph Metzger, the bugler for the 2nd Cav. Being a Lefty, I really wouldnt mind seeing a return of the top break revolver to the modern market. Some tookthe extra step of nickel plating them as well, just like some of the operators did. You can buy some gun tooling (eg, from Brownells), but theres tons of gun tooling a gunmaker or gunsmith has to make, because it cannot be purchased. I dont want to touch off the caliber wars. Wow! Jesse James was known to carry two pistols on him, one a Colt and one a Schofield. His heirs had no idea what most of the tooling in the wooden toolboxes was. The gun is ready to fire again. Smith & Wesson was established in 1852 by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson to center on the design and production of firearms - their name today commonly associated with revolvers and pistols. Between the two, there is plenty of space to see the target, but by aligning the base of the V rear with the front sight, a great deal of precision is possible. Capacity: 6 If you can get it drawn, pointed and fired by the time the coin hits the ground, you are quick by their standards. I could write more than I have time for about Lt. A short time later, a revolutionary new rifle, the Springfield Trapdoor, became the small detail that prevented a complete massacre of another small force at the Wagon Box Fight. Confession: I have been collecting S&W (and other brands) top-break revolvers since 1972, when you could get one for $25 (Colt SAAs were $200 then). Back up and zoom out. NO RESERVE!! 6: 2,020: Model 629-6 6" 44 magnum, Model 647 no dash 17 HMR(reduced) posted by outdoorsdad 02-22-2023. Many Schofields were issued to active units, reportedly including the 4th, 9th, and 10th Cavalry. That caliber is not on the forbidden caliber list and thus considered an antique even though ammunition is readily available on the internet. Mine have the wooden grips I may have to consider a grip change I love the way they look. Since 1852 Smith & Wesson has empowered Americans with the freedom, equality, and security promised by the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Schofields are sometimes found with a large two- or three-digit number, usually under 300, stamped on the backstrap. The West definitely wasn't the exclusive province of just Colt and Winchester-there were many other arms makers represented on the frontier. : SCH-003 . There are currently 2632 In Stock from 2224 Dealer Stores. LSB#: 181015PR65 Make: Smith & Wesson Model: Schofield Model of 2000 aka 3 rd Model Schofield Serial Number: GWS2311 Year of Manufacture: 2000 Caliber: .45 Schofield (.45 S&W) Action Type: Single Action Revolver with Top-Break Barrel Markings: The Barrel Length: The left side of the barrel is marked ".45 S&W" and the left side of the barrel lug is marked "SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD, MASS . Founded in the 1800s, the company specialized in revolvers and guns such as the No.3 and Schofield became synonymous with the Old West. so expensively wrong. This was a vastly superior system to reloading a cap and ball revolver and this garnered much interest both from the US military and overseas military forces most notably Russia. The 9th and 10th comprised the famous Buffalo Soldiers African American troops stationed in the American Southwest. & COS EX along with a re-stamping of the guns serial number. They preferred the simple design of the Colt Open Top and then the Single Action Army, Model P Peacemaker.. Learn how your comment data is processed. Just for visual effect, I moved to shooting steel. They're top-break single-action revolvers that were originally . The .45 Schofield cartridge was shorter than the .45 Colt. That are fun to shoot mine was. The Smith and Wesson Model No. He has studied the Japanese sword arts and has a long history of involvement in the shooting sports, which has included authoring submissions to government on various firearms related issues and assisting in the design and establishment of shooting ranges. 340 FOR 1875 THE SIGHTED BARREL MOUNTED WITH INDIAN HEAD PENNY FORE-SIGHT, MARKED WITH SMITH & WESSON ADDRESS ON LUG, COLOUR HARDENED HAMMER AND TRIGGER GUARD, WALNUT GRIPS WITH FAINT CARTOUCHE, MARKED US ON BUTT. This particular one is a First Model Schofield (s/n 273) manufactured in 1875. 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How, then, did I miss the paper entirely? In 1875 The military ordered 3,000 of the new Schofields in what would be a relatively short-lived contract and put them in the hands of the 4th, 9th, and 10th cavalry. Here's an interesting and rather rare Smith & Wesson revolver. Discussion: When most people . I have an original S&W Double Action Frontier. The army were not impressed and standardized on the 1873 Colt single action in .45 Colt. It feels much lighter and theres no way I would change a thing about it. Different names for the firearm vary among distributors. I had taken my time during the shots, and my sights were on target the entire time. This is awesome stuff, man. In .45 cal, it bucks a bit when fired, but still very comfortable to shoot. Smith & Wesson 29896 Key for Revolver Internal Lock. As these guns hit the surplus market, they began to be picked up by everyday civilians, law enforcement, and companies alike. Constitution Avenue, NW . You can legally mail order them. A RARE US .45 SMITH & WESSON SCHOFIELD FIRST MODEL REVOLVER, SERIAL NO. It had the shorter case of the Schofield and the reduced rim of the Colt round; as it was short enough to fit the Schofield, and its rim was not needed for the rod-ejector Single Action Army, the M1887 would fire and eject from both revolvers.[3]. The only actual order I can find with anything from the Army Ordinance Board is for 3,000, which is in the wrong caliber, and the contract was cancelled just 2 years later. By the end of 1877, the Army had purchased around 8,000 S&W Schofields, and around 15,000 Colt SAAs. Smith & Wesson Model No. My ivers-johnson .22 sealed 8 pistol is a small clone of the model 3. Whether you're shooting a pistol, revolver, or rifle, you can be sure your Performance Center gun is made with a close attention to detail for your best shot yet. I always liked the top break action. Estimated Value Only 3 left. posted by sshakrr 01-22-2023. So Im not expecting to see a decent M&H replica revolver in my lifetime. Designed by Major Schofield of U.S. Army the Schofield Revolver was an improvement and up-grade of earlier top-break Single Action revolvers produced in the line of the legendary firearms company Smith & Wesson. Also the grips arent real mother of pearl, but imitation. Col. Charles Pate, noted authority on S&W military revolvers, writes that the big S&W was still in use by regular army units as of 1887. Russian General Alexander Gorloff who was the military attach at the Russian embassy in Washington approached Smith & Wesson early in the revolvers production expressing his governments interest in purchasing quantities of the revolver but expressing reservations about the cartridge it was chambered for. In Canada it is a little different. A Schofield revolver believed to have been used at the Battle of the Little Big Horn is owned by the Smithsonian Institution, although it has never been clear which side its owner was fighting on. The Russian contract proved to be disastrous for Smith & Wesson however. As a company, they chose the Schofield as their sidearm of choice, buying hundreds of the revolvers and shortening the barrel of many of them down to five inches for ease of concealment and carry. It was one of the foundational models of the Smith & Wesson enterprise, even though it was never much of financial success. This noticeable feeling faded . Upon release, the muzzle swings down, and the extractor comes up, pushing all of the cases up. Some of them Ive figured out by looking them over for a half-hour and memorizing them and then, one day, Ill be working on something and Ill say Ohhhhhhhhhh. 3s marked Schofields patents went to the US Army for use by the cavalry. Richard Nahas has conducted extensive research on Smith & Wesson and is a member of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association and, at the 1994 National Rifle Association's national convention, won an award for his "Smith & Wesson: The Martial Arms" display. After Winchester got through proving the design and making about 30 prototypes, when the corporate decision was made to go for it, they spent a year tooling up to make the initial Model 12, and another year tooling up for the other gauges. He came across the gun many years ago in an auction and was told it belonged to the James gang. The Schofield is one of the iconic guns of the west, with a rich history. My pistol also has a tang under the trigger guard for your second (longer) finger. The grips on this short run release are a synthetic resin made to look like mother of pearl. The .45 Schofield, also referred to as .45 Smith & Wesson is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson for their S&W Model 3 Schofield top-break revolver. Despite the heat, I couldnt help but try my hand at some quick draw and rapid fire single-action shooting. When the Army began to adopt modern side-loading double-action revolvers, the M1887 round gave occasional ejection trouble, and was replaced in Army use by the M1909 .45 Colt cartridge. It is similar to the .45 Colt round though shorter and with a slightly larger rim, and will generally work in revolvers chambered for that cartridge. What should the discerning collector look for in a potential buy? Donation Points system. They requested that it be produced for the .45 Colt cartridge. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 3 more cheaply and so they simply made their own copies. Reproduction gun and profit!. Once new cartridges are inserted, a quick flick of the wrist sends the muzzle up and the cylinder back down, locking it back in place. He was granted patents for these modifications on June 20th, 1871 and April 22, 1873, as all S&W Model 3 Schofields after that would be marked until the end of their production. The Schofield revolver originated with the efforts of Col. George Schofield to improve the American Model Three for military usage. I, another gunsmith, have figured out only about half of the tools he made what they were for, etc. It is the double action version of the Model 3. Did shooters in the latter part of the 19th century really like a nickel finish on their guns? You have entered an incorrect email address! It turns clockwise in the action. . The Model 12, as many know, was a very nice pump shotgun released by Winchester in 1912 through 1914. I have a fixture to hold a 1911 slide in a mill vise at funky angles. Customer experience was, and still is, the primary focus, a key to the firms longevity and success. But infantry commanders argued that the soldiers didnt use their sidearms much, rarely had need to fire more than six shots, and the Colts accuracy was good enough to get the job done. The "Schofields" were six-shot, single-action revolvers with 7" ribbed barrels, a square butt profile and . Cavalrymen would have been issued walnut grips on their service revolvers, and these authentic grips are available from Taylors & Company as well. Smith & Wesson Russian Schofield Revolver In the Uberti catalog, the model under review is the 1875 No. Now, if I was going to just have 1 sidearm, a 4 .357Magnum is what Id do (and I will likely end up doing just that). They lady was okay looking too. You can read of the big picture issues of this battle, known to the Indians as The Hundred-in-the-Hand. Gotta pay attention to voltage and amperage numbers.). Springfield Research Service reports that some Schofields were apparently still in service with volunteer units in 1898 during the Spanish American War. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for FITS: Smith & Wesson Schofield 1875 7" Uberti Taylors Western Leather Holster at the best online prices at eBay! A Bretta "Laramie" version is made but the grips are somewhat different size. You have to think as a gunsmith, machinist and businessman all at once. Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives. I looked around for real mother of pearl grips and, although they are about $100, they are only about $100. It is believed that on all authentic WF guns a line stamp was used. The .44 Smith & Wesson American cartridge was externally lubricated (like .22 rimfire ammunition we see nowadays, especially target ammunition with waxed bullets). Originally made in 1870, the top-break Model 3 has the distinction of being the first cartridge revolver to become standard issue in the US Army. When the well-worn Schofields were declared surplus, Wells Fargo stepped up to purchase these revolvers, shortened their barrels and issued them for many years to their agents and employees. This grip helps to stabilize the pistol. Between 12th and 14th Streets https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/metal-bluing/bluing-salts/nitreblue-bluing-salts-prod1105.aspx. 3 Top Break 2nd Model, although 1877 is stamped on the firearm, although Wikipedia lists it as the New Model Number 3. Reintroduced in 2000. Although not entirely authentic, the .38SPL is a phenomenal shooter in this gun.
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