I was thinking about waiting until Wheel Gun Wednesday, but I can't wait. I got a steal on this gun because it was not working. Turns out it was a broken firing pin. I made a new pin and installed it. The old broken pin is in the upper left of the picture near the jaws of the calipers. This is a Smith and Wesson third model 38 caliber Safety Hammerless. We will see how long my homemade bar stock firing pin (unhardened) lasts. I popped a couple caps on empty brass but have not really test fired it. This is my first DAO revolver. Technically since it is a third model it is an antique and a black powder gun. Checking the serial number indicates it was made in the early 1890's. It seems more modern than that to me.

The box has no markings.

I will never shoot these, but could I?

Trying to find actual manufacturer dates has been almost impossible.

I think the US Cartrigde Co rounds are near turn of the century?

Seems like the Western Lubaloy are 40's or 50's.

What do you all think?

Could they be pulled apart and reloaded?

Or are they better suited to sit in the safe and eventually let someone else worry about it?

Found a nice box for the pair.

Headstamp seems to be 68 so more than half a century young.

I know this is not old but it is interesting. Steel cases.

The case in the middle is a modern case, almost certainly brass the ones on each side of it is older 22 short cases. Do you think they are copper and not brass?

Sadly, not a full box.

Two of them the WW and the RP cases are not balloon head cases like I am looking for to load black powder ammo.

The cases are nickel plated.

When I got it, I looked down what should have been the rifle barrel and no rifling, not rough, rusted, or shot out. Someone had trashed this gun by boring out the barrel, chamber, rifling and all. Don't know what they were thinking. I would have loved to get it relined but for what I paid that would put me too much under water on its value. I am just going to get my money back even if I have to take a loss on the shipping. Sad.

The plastic wrap makes it hard to get a good picture. I got a pretty good deal on some new finds so I will be sharing some more pictures over the next few days. What do you think, is this box worth $15.

It took three to make one but now the one in the middle is complete with matching frame, barrel and cylinder. I am short a trigger, trigger spring, cylinder lock and spring and grip panels to have the next one complete.

Any ideas on what that fat one is?