Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this outstanding double-action revolver today for a penny start auction, this is the Smith & Wesson .22/32 Hand Ejector, also known as the .22/32 Bekeart Model!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Smith & Wesson
Model: .22/32 Hand Ejector
Serial: 399469
Range of Manufacture: 1911-1941
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6" pinned barrel
Optics/Sights: Pinned blade front with Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered walnut extension type grips
Action: Double/Single Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The .22-32 Hand Ejector had an interesting beginning. A San Francisco gun dealer named Philip Bekeart came up with the idea for Smith & Wesson to build on the .32 Hand Ejector I-frame a .22-caliber model with a 6-inch barrel and adjustable sights. He believed in the concept so much that he placed a special order in 1911 for 1,000 of these revolvers. These guns became known as Bekeart models and are highly collectible. Only 292 of the first 1,000 guns were delivered to Bekeart, and some went to other dealers. It was 1915 before Smith & Wesson put the model into regular production.
Bekeart models were not marked, so identifying them can be confusing. Serial numbers were included in the range of those for the .32 Hand Ejector (from 138226–139275), but there was a special and separate series of serial numbers stamped on the buttstock of the first 3,000, beginning with the letter “I.” Some collectors consider any .22-32 Hand Ejector with a letter showing shipment to Bekeart’s gun shop to be a Bekeart model. This revolver remained in production until 1941.
Contents:
This example will ship with a box!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: .22/32 Hand Ejector
Serial: 399469
Range of Manufacture: 1911-1941
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6" pinned barrel
Optics/Sights: Pinned blade front with Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered walnut extension type grips
Action: Double/Single Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The .22-32 Hand Ejector had an interesting beginning. A San Francisco gun dealer named Philip Bekeart came up with the idea for Smith & Wesson to build on the .32 Hand Ejector I-frame a .22-caliber model with a 6-inch barrel and adjustable sights. He believed in the concept so much that he placed a special order in 1911 for 1,000 of these revolvers. These guns became known as Bekeart models and are highly collectible. Only 292 of the first 1,000 guns were delivered to Bekeart, and some went to other dealers. It was 1915 before Smith & Wesson put the model into regular production.
Bekeart models were not marked, so identifying them can be confusing. Serial numbers were included in the range of those for the .32 Hand Ejector (from 138226–139275), but there was a special and separate series of serial numbers stamped on the buttstock of the first 3,000, beginning with the letter “I.” Some collectors consider any .22-32 Hand Ejector with a letter showing shipment to Bekeart’s gun shop to be a Bekeart model. This revolver remained in production until 1941.
Contents:
This example will ship with a box!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
