It is chambered for 9mm parabellum, has a 4 heavy barrel and a six round cylinder, and the cylinder has a star with extractors especially designed to fit the extractor grooves of 9mm cartridge cases. It is a stainless steel version of the model 19 and was initially available with a 4 and 6 barrel. Also note it has a 4 barrel and the butt has been rounded. The model 547 was originally developed for french police trials as a modified version of the fbis model. The revolver was designed with a stainless steel body and chambered for the. This is one that i picked up at a gun show a few years ago and the finish is satin nickel. Sold very rare smith and wesson 547 9mm revolver vintage. If you want to start competitive shooting in production class then this is the pistol for you.
It has the round butt and is in very good conditionshot but not abused by. This is the round butt variant of which about 6486. Wesson who shared a dream of developing a new type of firearm, one capable of being fired repeatedly without the annoyance of having to reload with loose powder, ball, and primer. These older guns will take a little more effort to find out their history. In 1974 a version with a 2 12 barrel and round grips was offered. Please provide this id when contacting cabelas for support via phone, email or chat.
Navy brochure navy cruise books us navy magazine navy boot camp. The companys first offering was a leveraction repeating pistol. This list is merely a general guide and not meant to be exact. I bought it becuase i was trying to understand how they named their guns, so many models and frame sizes are very confusing. Swhc swhc has the following price history information. It was 1857, and business partners, horace smith and daniel wesson, were about to release a handgun that would revolutionize the gun industry. Dec 01, 2002 this fascinating book provides a detailed history of one of the most famous, and controversial, firearms manufacturers, and its products. With a questioning look i glanced over and he said, model 547, 9mm. It comes with a redorange insert front sight and a white outline rear adjustable sight. Action single action double action only singledouble action.
This operators manual features instructions for function of the revolver, dismantling, cleaning, sights and loading and firing. We continue to bring innovative firearms to market that meet the needs of every shooter and deliver on exceptional quality with a brand youve learned to trust. In the 1920s and 1930s, the inability of conventional police service revolver ammunition to reliably penetrate automobiles was perceived as a problem as united states law enforcement agencies encountered well organized and funded bootleggers. The yoke is marked e6 x21, the cut is marked with the model and serial number. Since 1852 weve been an industry leading manufacturer of pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shooting accessories. Frame has some surface rust and grip has mild wear and pieces chipped out. This book features rarely seen historical photographs, advertisements, and company documents culled from the company archives, museums collections, and the private. A close up at the smith and wesson model 547 a revolver that didnt need moon clips to fire the 9mm cartridge. From the gun digest book of gun drawings, this 68page digital pdf. Keep in mind that many smith and wesson guns produced before 1957 did not have a serial number stamped on them. He is the author of the book of two guns, writes for several. The double action trigger on this revolver is extremely.
In my opinion this is one of the best polymer pistols the market has to offer. Here is a look at my 106, my preliminary research dates her to the early 1970s. Somewhere on forum is a photo of another 4 547 that has been plated but has the square butt. Hardcover book in excellent condition this smith and wesson book in hard cover is in excellent condition. This fascinating book provides a detailed history of one of the most famous, and controversial, firearms manufacturers, and its products. Also korth is coming out with a 9mm replacement cylinder for the 686. It all started with a partnership that was forged in 1852.
Cabelas uses your cab support id to provide faster resolution to issues experienced while on our website. Frame size small j medium kl large n xlarge x governor z. The partnership was first founded in 1852 by horace smith 180893 and daniel b. This gun is a square butt, kframe featuring fixed sights, 4 inch barrel, semi bobbed hammer factory, 6 shot cylinder. Your gun may actually be a year off from what is listed. Horace smith and daniel baird wesson formed a partnership in 1852 to manufacture a firearm that could fire a fully selfcontained cartridge. Once i got home and did some searching on the computer and in my book. Open the cylinder and the only numbers are mod 547 and abn6653. Their headquarters are in springfield, massachusetts. Wesson 18251906 in norwich, connecticut, to make leveraction volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless selfconsuming bullets. Then those in series 2d through 7d were used on models 10, 12, 45, 64, 65 and 547. Saw when the other day while in my favorite gun shop in new york and while talking to my good friend the gunsmith and realized right away that i should have one for my library. The 10mm auto is a rimless automatic pistol cartridge so moon clips are used to hold cartridges when loading and extracting spent cases en bloc. In production since 1899, the model 10 is a sixshot.
The 4th edition does not have the same book cover quality nor does it include a dust cover like the 3rd edition. What is cool about this is it uses a similar extraction system as the 547. This revolver features a blued steel kframe square butt with pachmayr rubber grips, case colored combat hammer and trigger, 6shot fluted cylinder, and 4 heavy barrel with fixed sights. There is some dispute regarding the dates on some serial numbers. The corporate headquarters is in springfield, massachusetts. Have you ever seen a 9mm revolver that didnt use moon clips. This is a smith and wesson model 547 9mm military and police double action revolver. Smith and wesson model 547 9mm revolver this has a very unique history which ill put below. It has the round butt and is in very good conditionshot but not abused by any means. The precise shipping date as lettered can be several years off depending on model.
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