Underwood M1 carb. & S&W Brazil 45
1st recently got an Underwood M1 carbine (43) BBl. & rec. underwood the rest is mixed. Has Rockola (RMC) stock with flaming bomb. Stock is older type, I hole and hi-wood. This was a mess as someone sprayed the whole thing with a polyurethane, thickly, runny and full of crap (lint or dust) It cleaned up beautifully..but..the stock has 4 cracks. 1 down center of handguard appx. 2 1/2", three coming down from the thin hi-wood where slide is visable. All hairline and not visible from a few feet. The worst curves down about 3". I put pins down thru so I doubt they'll go more. How bad a hit on value does this make? I paid $400. Too much?
2nd. Just got a S&W 1917/37 .45acp rev. with the Brazilian crest. It is parkarized, looks almost new, great bore and chambers. Question here is: from what I've read the serial #s should be in very high 100,000s or low 200,000s, but this gun is # 48,0xx with a cylinder # 208,2xx. Can any one explain that, give any info and maybe a value. The ser. # is as typed, 5 digits.
I have no idea how to post pics.
2nd. Just got a S&W 1917/37 .45acp rev. with the Brazilian crest. It is parkarized, looks almost new, great bore and chambers. Question here is: from what I've read the serial #s should be in very high 100,000s or low 200,000s, but this gun is # 48,0xx with a cylinder # 208,2xx. Can any one explain that, give any info and maybe a value. The ser. # is as typed, 5 digits.
I have no idea how to post pics.
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should be blue not parked 0 -
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I don't know if this is factual? Supposedly S & W still had W W I 1917 parts, in their stockrooms. When the Brazilian's ordered their 25,000 revolvers in the late 30's. If this is correct, might explain your SN?
Check it out real close. See if you can tell if the markings on the butt, or rear sight have been altered. The Brazilians had a different rear sight, than the 1917's.
They were originally blued as the previous poster noted, also.0 -
Carbines can run close to a grand on any of them. Depends on how you cleaned up the stock. I'm hoping you didn't sand it down, but used a furniture type finish dissolver which retains the original patina. Hi-wood stocks are the most sought after with the I hole cut out, and bring a premium at auction. Just depends on what you did to the stock.
As what you have, I think you more than doubled your investment.0 -
quote:Originally posted by thorhammer
Carbines can run close to a grand on any of them. Depends on how you cleaned up the stock. I'm hoping you didn't sand it down, but used a furniture type finish dissolver which retains the original patina. Hi-wood stocks are the most sought after with the I hole cut out, and bring a premium at auction. Just depends on what you did to the stock.
As what you have, I think you more than doubled your investment.
I also have hand-ejector in .455 with English markings. This .45 is identical to that .455, sights exactly the same, ejector knob identical, size and location of #'s the same, it is a standard 1917 frame but has Brazilian crest and import mkngs. of Navy Arms, I think they parkarized it. It didn't have original grips but had Pachmyer oversize rubber.0 -
What is the importer stamp on the S&W? IA CA SAC CA was a big importer of these guns, usually found on the bottom of the barrel. The "newer" Golden State Arms of Huntington Beach, CA was also involved. 0
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