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December 10, 2016
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Hey everyone,
Been lurking for a while learning which 44 to get and finally settled on a DW, Here she is...Anybody got an idea of it's birthday? It was made in Monson, Mass. serial # 012948. Picked it up in an estate sale and came with a scope, 3 8-3/8'' barrels and 2 shrouds. 1 shroud has an engraving of the previous owner. I plan on trading or selling a barrel or two and the extra shroud for a 6 or 4 inch matching set...
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March 25, 2013
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Very nice, welcome to the forum. I suspect your gun was manufactured in early 80's,maybe 81. Up till around serial number 10,000 the 44 had a shorter hammer spur. You may have a hunter pack or field pistol pack. The case may be original DW. Probably brown vinyl and aluminum. More picts please.
December 10, 2016
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I am quite sure I got the hunter pack then, I don't have pictures of it right now but it is a brown case with yellow foam, and on the outside the plastic is molded to a scene of deer and flocks of waterfowl in the background. It came with a tasco scope and weaver mounts but unfortunately the previous owner was reckless enough to tap and drill the frame and shrouds for the weaver mounts. I had a smith plug them with flush screws and cleaned up the spots...let me see if I can take a pic
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December 4, 2011
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Welcome to the forum, that is an interesting looking case for sure.
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January 24, 2009
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Ole Dog said
Up till around serial number 10,000 the 44 had a shorter hammer spur.
That's true, according to notes I've been taking on the hammer spur change, the longer spur came somewhere between 10351 and 10777. Still trying to narrow it down a bit more.
That is an interesting case, for sure. Haven't seen one like that before.
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and thanks for showing off your great looking .44 & case!
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SCORPIO said
Welcome to the forum, that is an interesting looking case for sure.
Now that would be a nice case for me to customize for a hunter pac 🙂 I'm going to have to find one of those.
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