To be honest, I am not Canadian, nor much of a gun nut either.
That being said; I have spent more time than I want to admit browsing forums and classifieds for one specific revolver. (This has really made me appreciate the N-framed S&W and I find many of the Ruger revolvers really attractive.)
I am looking for this revolver because I am fascinated by the Palme-case. In 1986 the Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated by a yet unknown gun man. The investigation is arguably the worlds largest police investigation. It was closed without naming a suspect in 2020. Then over 800 S&W revolvers had been test fired and compared to the bullets found at the scene. But, the investigators were not able to locate all guns. Some had been stolen or lost, some had been missed due to bad police work. One of these guns has probably found its way to Canada in recent years.
It was probably included in a shipment of Swedish surplus vintage shotguns. I think I know the names of businesses that exported and imported the gun, but I do not want to name them here. I have contacted them but not received any answer yet. There is nothing wrong with how the gun were sold and resold or otherwise transfered.
Ideally I would like to get in contact with the current owner of this gun. Is it possible? Is it controversial? Is it legal?
The gun in question is a Smith & Wesson 27-2, .357 Magnum, 6" barrel, target hammer and trigger, pachmayer presentation grips, partridge sights, number N17###8. It has probably not seen much use the last 30 years - hence I think that the current owner might be a bit of a gun connoisseur
I would like to get a few bullets fired by that gun. If they indicate that the gun is not of interest for this crime, the owner will at least get an interesting story for his queen. The original owner has the original box, grips, tools and leaflet - which at least in my opinion should be reunited with the gun. If the gun is of interest, we will need to arrange something. There are a few ways to go about this, all of which should be quite positive for all involved.
Is there a way to locate this revolver? Any ideas are very welcome!
That being said; I have spent more time than I want to admit browsing forums and classifieds for one specific revolver. (This has really made me appreciate the N-framed S&W and I find many of the Ruger revolvers really attractive.)
I am looking for this revolver because I am fascinated by the Palme-case. In 1986 the Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated by a yet unknown gun man. The investigation is arguably the worlds largest police investigation. It was closed without naming a suspect in 2020. Then over 800 S&W revolvers had been test fired and compared to the bullets found at the scene. But, the investigators were not able to locate all guns. Some had been stolen or lost, some had been missed due to bad police work. One of these guns has probably found its way to Canada in recent years.
It was probably included in a shipment of Swedish surplus vintage shotguns. I think I know the names of businesses that exported and imported the gun, but I do not want to name them here. I have contacted them but not received any answer yet. There is nothing wrong with how the gun were sold and resold or otherwise transfered.
Ideally I would like to get in contact with the current owner of this gun. Is it possible? Is it controversial? Is it legal?
The gun in question is a Smith & Wesson 27-2, .357 Magnum, 6" barrel, target hammer and trigger, pachmayer presentation grips, partridge sights, number N17###8. It has probably not seen much use the last 30 years - hence I think that the current owner might be a bit of a gun connoisseur
I would like to get a few bullets fired by that gun. If they indicate that the gun is not of interest for this crime, the owner will at least get an interesting story for his queen. The original owner has the original box, grips, tools and leaflet - which at least in my opinion should be reunited with the gun. If the gun is of interest, we will need to arrange something. There are a few ways to go about this, all of which should be quite positive for all involved.
Is there a way to locate this revolver? Any ideas are very welcome!
