Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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S&W .44 Hand Ejector 4th Model (Model 1950 Military), Cecil King presentation

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 44 ↗

Smith & Wesson, Model 1950, cal. .44 S&W Special, serial number S106284, with factory-fitted 6.5 inch barrel; and with red post front sight, bright blue and nickel two-tone finish, target hammer and trigger, and birds-eye maple grips; made as a special one-of-a-kind factory presentation model for Congressman Cecil B. King of Englewood, California.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “made as a special one-of-a-kind factory presentation model for Congressman Cecil B. King of Englewood”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with factory-fitted 6.5 inch barrel”
  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with red post front sight, bright blue and nickel two-tone finish, target hammer and trigger, and birds-eye maple grips”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “serial number S106284”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1954.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States³
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson
Type
Pistol⁴
Action
Other⁵
Caliber
.44 Special
Made
Listed serials only · c. 1954production; ATF states no date²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 44 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, name: RIA lot 1546: S/N S106284 is a .44 Hand Ejector Fourth Model Military (pre-Model 21) built for Congressman Cecil R. King
  2. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: Factory letter: shipped October 14, 1954
  3. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson” ↗, country: "an American firearm manufacturer", founded 1852 in Springfield, Massachusetts
  4. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, type
  5. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, action
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
4 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Data-trust reviewSearch aliases updated. Added hand ejector / pre-model 21 / pinto aliases; dropped 'target'
  3. Data-trust reviewYears: 1950–1966 → 1954. Factory letter dates shipment to 1954
  4. Data-trust reviewName: S&W Model 1950 Target, Cecil King presentation → S&W .44 Hand Ejector 4th Model (Model 1950 Military), Cecil King presentation. S/N S106284 is the Model 1950 Military (pre-Model 21), not the Target; the Target in King's shipment was S118087

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