What is a Schofield Revolver?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- The Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver hadn't been out a year yet and already Maj. George Schofield was designing improvements for it. The result in 1875 was a revolver that was easier to use for cavalry troops, reloaded quickly, that was carried by some of the biggest names in the Old West. Schofield's improved locking mechanism for the Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver made it stronger, more durable, and simpler to operate with one hand.
Unfortunately, the well-made revolvers had their shortcomings, primarily the logistical problem related to their proprietary ammunition. However, even after their service life for the U.S. Military, Schofield revolvers enjoyed a robust presence in the commercial market through various surplus retailers of the period.
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One of my all time favorite classic revolvers!
The original 45 schofield round had a much larger rim than modern versions of it so you couldn’t load all 5 or 6 on a colt saa because the rims over lapped. You could only get 3 in there. Also older 45 colt had smaller rims compared to today and that’s another reason they probably wouldn’t work with the ejection system of the Schofield. It’s also another reason 45 colt was never chambered in a winchester lever gun at the time or even colt’s lightening pump guns. There just wasn’t enough rim there for any type of an ejection system until years later with modern versions like today. Great video. Just thought I’d add some information not in there. Someone with more knowledge than all of us could probably go on for hours.
@Soylent Green Exactly right. What is not well known is that in 1877, U.S. Ordnance modified the .45 S&W cartridge design into the ".45 Government" by reducing the rim to that of the .45 Colt, while retaining the other .45 S&W case dimensions. So from 1877 onward, the U.S. used the ".45 Government" in the Colt SA, and ceased use of the .45 Colt cartridge. The heavy load of the 45 Colt, 40 grains of black powder, launching a 255 gr bullet at ~1000 fps, kicked so hard that it was very difficult train recruits to effectively fire it. The ".45 Government" using 28 grains of powder to launch a 230 grain bullet at ~800 fps, had much less recoil and made recruit training much easier, and was the performance model used for the 45 ACP in 1911. [John Browning's original 45 ACP was a 200 grain bullet at 900 fps]. The ".45 Government" cartridge is also was the reason the name ".45 "Long" Colt" came into existence!
@@63DW89A exactly right. I always tell people the same. When I reload my 45 colt black powder rounds I use 30gr of 3f goex blackpowder under a 250gr bullet so they’re not wrist breaking like the heavy loads. Replicates what they used.
My love for old Smiths, Colts & Winchesters doesn’t match my income unfortunately. I should have been a politician, I see them going into office with nothing and leaving with everything.
Except for President Trump, who saw his net worth decline by about a billion dollars during his term. That is likely that will continue. Has a president ever given up so much to serve? Excluding those who were assassinated of course.
@@3ducs I guess you aren't counting the millions he made from tax breaks and bribes. He is a scumbag. There used to be Republicans that actually did care about the lower classes.
@@3ducs as if he or any other president in the past 4 decades has actually cared
Jesus Christ
I'd love to have on of those in my collection.
The intro music is a bit over the top. But I'm a bit biased, because I think hands down your absolutely best advertiser is Ian at Forgotten Weapons.
Oh absolutely. Ian should get some more endorsement.
Great video. Legendary gun.
I always thought schofield directly correlated with the cartridge. Very good info. Learned a lot!
Best pistol in RDR 2, would like to get a real one some day.
I'm a 16 year old from Tasmania, Australia, and a historical revolver like a Schofield might not be the easiest to find here.
Believe it or not, Smith & Wesson actually fulfilled an Australian contract of their New Model No. 3 revolvers. There weren't many produced, but you never know what you might find.
Also, you don't have to worry about finding an item, you just have to check our listings. If it's legal for you to own, we'll get it to you.
@@RockIslandAuctionCompany Well I'll have to be 18 for the licensing though.
They aren't easy to find anywhere and if you find one in good condition it will drain your bank account. If you like the historic Wild West firearms, Uberti in Italy makes quite a few models of rifles and handguns.
It’s a beauty!
He started out talking about Schofields by demonstrating a #3 with the old latch, very confusing to those that don't already understand the difference.
Excellent
Nice the design
That was interesting s & w would have been smarter to have adopted the colt .45 cartridge.
I wish we could get them here in the UK...😢🇬🇧👍
a lot easier than one at a time like the Colt SAA
So the quick-and-easy identifier is, if the rear sight stays with the top frame, it's a Model 3. If the sight stays with the bottom frame, it's a Schofield?
Yes. Kind of. Eventually S&W didn't want to pay Schofield for his patent so they moved the latch back to the barrel. The new models were cleverly titled... New Model No. 3. It replaced the Americans, Russians, and Schofields in 1878.
So if No. 3 latch is on the barrel, it could be one of several models (No 3 Russian, American, New Model, etc), but if the latch is on the frame, it's a Schofield.
I humble myself as not a gun expert or historian, but, I thought the first gun was not a Schofield because it was Major Schofield who suggested the upgrade of the thumb latch.
The 2nd Russian Model had the hook on the trigger guard. This pistol can be reloaded by tucking it under the left arm. Maj. Gen. Schofield was never paid any royalties. He was threatened with a court martial if he did. The US Army tested a few. The ammo problem killed the deal. Also why very few were sold on the civilian market. Dan Wesson wanted to be the only supplier.
Did he carry 5 rds. or was it safe to carry 6 ??
If I remember correctly they would hold six rounds but because of the lack of safety some people would only carry five in it unless they were going to war
You could place the hammer in the one click open the gun position and carry 6
I know you’re the expert but, isn’t it the “Yellow Boy”-not “Golden Boy”? Anyways, great video, learned a lot. Thanks.
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I’m not sure which barrel-release would be better…the “improved” model would be easier to access but fanning the hammer would be dangerous.
Fanning the hammer... someone has been watching to many cowboy movies..
@@michaeleastham3868 haha, so you’re saying that never happened?
can you fan fire a schofield i was told that you cant
As mr sonny Gunz said.. i should have went into politics.. i could own a collection of original colts.. Henry's an scholfields
And Lugers, some of them inspector marked " G.L".
A. Copy. Of. Webley. With. Ejecters. !!!!!
Poorly described/ visualization of the barrel /tilt ejection activation .