Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this "N" frame double-action revolver today for a penny-start auction; this is the Smith & Wesson 28-2, also known as the Highway Patrolman!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Smith & Wesson
Model: 28-2 "Highway Patrolman"
Serial: N213157
Date of Manufacture: 1974-1977
Caliber: .357 Magnum
Finish: Brushed Nickel
Barrel Length: 6" Pinned
Optics/Sights: 1/8" Baughman Quick Draw Front with Adjustable Micrometer Click Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Target Stocks with Inlaid S&W Medallions
Action: Double-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 28, also known as the Highway Patrolman, traces its heritage back to the Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum. The Registered Magnum morphed into the .357 Magnum (the first production model completed on April 8, 1935). The .357 Magnum was temporarily discontinued in December 1941 when S&W turned its focus to wartime production but was reintroduced in December 1948, with the new series beginning at serial number S72000. The new .357 Magnum had been modernized to incorporate the rebound slide-operated hammer block and the new short throw hammer. It was redesignated the Model 27 in 1957. Law enforcement agencies favored the Model 27, but its high-polish finish and labor-intensive top strap checkering added expense with no utility for the police to carry a gun.
In the late 1940s and the first part of the 1950s, Smith & Wesson was the only American gun company manufacturing a .357 magnum revolver. Since this relatively deluxe model was the only revolver available for this cartridge at the time, police departments, individual officers, and private shooters requested from Smith & Wesson a more strictly utilitarian "budget" .357 magnum revolver. S&W responded with the Highway Patrolman (later renamed the Model 28 in 1957). The manufacturing changes made for a more affordable revolver, though mechanically, the Highway Patrolman is the same as the more ornate Model 27.
The Model 28 is unusual in that Smith & Wesson removed, rather than added, features to the Model 27 to create it to reduce production costs with no reduction in utility. A classic N-frame revolver, the Highway Patrolman is blued, but it is not polished, saving labor costs. The top strap and frame rounds are bead-blasted to achieve a matte appearance. The Model 28 was in production from 1954 through 1986. For most of its production run, it was a steady seller for police officers and civilian shooters.
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: 28-2 "Highway Patrolman"
Serial: N213157
Date of Manufacture: 1974-1977
Caliber: .357 Magnum
Finish: Brushed Nickel
Barrel Length: 6" Pinned
Optics/Sights: 1/8" Baughman Quick Draw Front with Adjustable Micrometer Click Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Target Stocks with Inlaid S&W Medallions
Action: Double-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 28, also known as the Highway Patrolman, traces its heritage back to the Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum. The Registered Magnum morphed into the .357 Magnum (the first production model completed on April 8, 1935). The .357 Magnum was temporarily discontinued in December 1941 when S&W turned its focus to wartime production but was reintroduced in December 1948, with the new series beginning at serial number S72000. The new .357 Magnum had been modernized to incorporate the rebound slide-operated hammer block and the new short throw hammer. It was redesignated the Model 27 in 1957. Law enforcement agencies favored the Model 27, but its high-polish finish and labor-intensive top strap checkering added expense with no utility for the police to carry a gun.
In the late 1940s and the first part of the 1950s, Smith & Wesson was the only American gun company manufacturing a .357 magnum revolver. Since this relatively deluxe model was the only revolver available for this cartridge at the time, police departments, individual officers, and private shooters requested from Smith & Wesson a more strictly utilitarian "budget" .357 magnum revolver. S&W responded with the Highway Patrolman (later renamed the Model 28 in 1957). The manufacturing changes made for a more affordable revolver, though mechanically, the Highway Patrolman is the same as the more ornate Model 27.
The Model 28 is unusual in that Smith & Wesson removed, rather than added, features to the Model 27 to create it to reduce production costs with no reduction in utility. A classic N-frame revolver, the Highway Patrolman is blued, but it is not polished, saving labor costs. The top strap and frame rounds are bead-blasted to achieve a matte appearance. The Model 28 was in production from 1954 through 1986. For most of its production run, it was a steady seller for police officers and civilian shooters.
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.
