A Hoosier Special in 45 Colt

[boatswainsmate]

Hello all,
I won this gem yesterday at auction yesterday. I can't find much info in the Standard Catalog 4th Edition. Product Code 100903 Special Ord 6805 The original owner had a yellow sticky indicating they only made 118 of them and the original brochure for ordering one from the Steven R Jenkins Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks for any comments in advance. Boats

 

[ghitch75]

S&W???

 

[boatswainsmate]

S&W???

Yes. 25-5

 

[CWMC]

Mikey Likey !

 

[KellyinAvon]

 

[ghitch75]

Yes. 25-5

that is what i thought....that is very nice!!

 

[Leadeye]

Nice!

 

[Amishman44]

Now THAT's pretty cool...a S&W Model 25 in .45 Colt...lovin' those big 'ole fat slow rounds!
Beautiful Revolver! Congrats on the 'win'!

 

[92FSTech]

That's amazing! I love the model 25. Did your documentation say what year they offered those (ETA: just saw what looks like 1985 under the star in the side plate...I assume that would be it)? Do you know anything about who the original buyer was and where they worked? I bought my first backup gun from SRJco in Ft. Wayne back in the day, but at that point they were only selling Glocks. I missed the revolver era by about 10-15 years, but at least my first duty gun was a P229 and not a hunk of plastic.

Congrats on finding a beautiful gun and a cool piece of Indiana law enforcment history!

 

[Lee11b]

Hello all,
I won this gem yesterday at auction yesterday. I can't find much info in the Standard Catalog 4th Edition. Product Code 100903 Special Ord 6805 The original owner had a yellow sticky indicating they only made 118 of them and the original brochure for ordering one from the Steven R Jenkins Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks for any comments in advance. Boats

really nice!!!!

 

[2in1evtime]

Looks like a very niece piece congratulations on your find

 

[boatswainsmate]

That's amazing! I love the model 25. Did your documentation say what year they offered those (ETA: just saw what looks like 1985 under the star in the side plate...I assume that would be it)? Do you know anything about who the original buyer was and where they worked? I bought my first backup gun from SRJco in Ft. Wayne back in the day, but at that point they were only selling Glocks. I missed the revolver era by about 10-15 years, but at least my first duty gun was a P229 and not a hunk of plastic.

Congrats on finding a beautiful gun and a cool piece of Indiana law enforcment history!

I'm pretty sure it was made in 1986 according to the codes on the box. Not sure who originally ordered the firearm. It was sold from someone's estate who had multiple Indiana commemoratives.

 

[bgcatty]

Beautiful! Now THAT is a revolver!

 

[MrSmitty]

That is beautiful! I know this will cause some to clutch their pearls, but will you shoot it? (Sorry I don't own collector guns)

 

[boatswainsmate]

That is beautiful! I know this will cause some to clutch their pearls, but will you shoot it? (Sorry I don't own collector guns)

I highly doubt I will shoot it. I have plenty of new Smith & Wesson's to shoot.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I highly doubt I will shoot it. I have plenty of new Smith & Wesson's to shoot.

Oh come on... gotta shoot it at least once. I hear the value goes up immensely if it will fire (I heard it on Pawn Stars, so it must be true!)

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

That is a wonderful revolver. I collect police-marked firearms and have a few from Indiana. Cherish her, she deserves it

 

[Walking Bear]

Great find Did it break the bank ?

 

[boatswainsmate]

Great find Did it break the bank ?

It wasn't too bad. I got it for what most regular 25-5's go for.

 

[Magyars]

You won a real gem there. The Smith 25s in 45 Colt is by far my favorite revolver