Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this double-action revolver today for a penny start auction; this is the Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Smith & Wesson
Model: .32 Hand Ejector Third Model
Serial: 341239
Caliber: .32 S&W Long
Finish: Nickel
Barrel Length: 4 1/4" Pinned
Optics/Sights: Integral Round Blade Front and Frame Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Wood
Action: Double
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The name “Hand Ejector” derives from the fact that earlier Smith & Wesson top-break revolvers featured what was referred to as “automatic” ejection when the gun was broken open. In contrast, the new swing-out cylinder required the ejector to be operated by hand.
The Third Model .32 Hand Ejector is a redesigned version of the gun's interior, which added a hammer block in the side plate, but there are no external changes. McHenry and Roper referred to this gun as the Model 1903 Sixth Change, and the Regulation Police Model as the Third Model Hand Ejector. However, Neal & Jinks grouped them together as the Third Model. The naming convention is intended to help collectors identify which gun they have, but there are still some gray areas.
Model: .32 Hand Ejector Third Model
Serial: 341239
Caliber: .32 S&W Long
Finish: Nickel
Barrel Length: 4 1/4" Pinned
Optics/Sights: Integral Round Blade Front and Frame Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Wood
Action: Double
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The name “Hand Ejector” derives from the fact that earlier Smith & Wesson top-break revolvers featured what was referred to as “automatic” ejection when the gun was broken open. In contrast, the new swing-out cylinder required the ejector to be operated by hand.
The Third Model .32 Hand Ejector is a redesigned version of the gun's interior, which added a hammer block in the side plate, but there are no external changes. McHenry and Roper referred to this gun as the Model 1903 Sixth Change, and the Regulation Police Model as the Third Model Hand Ejector. However, Neal & Jinks grouped them together as the Third Model. The naming convention is intended to help collectors identify which gun they have, but there are still some gray areas.
In McHenry & Roper’s defense, the gun is clearly the next step in the evolution of the Model 1903, so Sixth Change is a natural designation. The patent for the side plate hammer block was filed two years before the patent for the stepped grip frame. In Neal & Jinks’ defense, the Smith & Wesson catalog continued to list the guns separately until at least 1922, with the .32 Hand Ejector parts list showing a side plate with no hammer block and the .32 Regulation Police specifically referencing the hammer block, which was also shown in the parts list. The Regulation Police revolver, with both hammer block and stepped grip frame, was almost certainly manufactured prior to the addition of the hammer block to the .32 Hand Ejector with the small grip, so Neal & Jinks felt they should both be classified as “Third Model”.
Regardless of the naming convention, S&W discovered that if the revolver was dropped on its hammer, the foot of the hammer or the rear point of the trigger could break, and a cartridge could be accidentally ignited. To prevent this from happening, it was necessary to design a hammer block mechanism that was only disabled when the trigger was pulled. While they were making these changes, they also moved the spring and plunger into the sideplate to tension the hand, simplifying trigger manufacture.
On 29 December 1914, U.S. patent number 1122635 was granted to Edward S. Pomeroy for a hammer block mechanism built into the side plate. A spring-loaded lever was placed in the side plate with a lug at the top that blocks the hammer. When the trigger is pulled the hand depresses the lever and forces it down into a cut in the sideplate, allowing the hammer to complete its travel. The spring for the side plate lever also tensions the hand, allowing the handspring in the trigger to be eliminated.
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