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Do you know exactly which model it is? There were a bunch of different models that S&W normally chambered for 44 Special, but some were chambered for 455 Mark II.
The first was the 44 Handejector First Model, also known as the New Century, but mostly known as the Triple Lock. If you have a Triple Lock, $1300 is not out of line for value, as a matter of fact at today's prices it is cheap. Depending on condition of course. You can tell the Triple Lock because it is the only revolver Smith ever made that secures the ejector rod not only at the front and the rear, but at the crane too. The Triple Lock is probably the most prized of all the modern S&W 44s.
Here is a photo of a Triple Lock .
Here is a photo of the detail of the third latch. You can see the spring loaded plunger in the cut out of the frame, and the little matching part that mated with it on the crane. As I said, the New Century was the only gun S&W ever made with this feature.
Here is a photo of my 44 Handejector 2nd Model. This one had a 44 Special barrel and cylinder put on at some point, but it too probably left the factory chambered for 455. Notice the lack of a shroud around the ejector rod. S&W did away with that, as well as the triple lock mechanism on the 2nd Model. They substituted an under barrel lug for the front of the ejector rod. They never again put the third latch in any of their revolvers.
Here is a detail of the Canadian Broad Arrow on my 2nd Model. The Canadian Broad Arrow is just like the British Broad Arrow, but it is inside a C for Canada. This one probably was shipped to Canada some time during WWI. A lot of these guns were converted to 44 Special when they found their way back into the USA because the 455 cartridge was not very common here. Still isn't.
Lastly, here is a photo of my 44 Handejector 3rd Model. This one was nickel plated at some point, and it had the funky stag grips put on. Notice that S&W reverted to a shroud around the ejector rod with this model, but they did not reinstate the third latch.
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