My submission is pretty lame compared to what I've seem posted so far but here's mine.The most unique thing in my collection is a Smith and Wesson Model 25-2 45ACP revolver(N Frame). This particular weapon went through the John Jovino shop in NY getting the barrel cut from 6" to what you see here is nowhere near that. There was not a whole lot of these made from what I've been able to gather. Much like the Lew Horton's that look a little like this Jovino took some of these and cut the barrel, added a match trigger and hammer, and called them The Effector. I am not exactly sure how many of these were made by Jovino. I've heard from 500 to 1500. I have looked almost weekly for over a year looking for another one like this. I did see one on the gunsamerica auction and the bid closed at 1850.00. I have no desire to sell this one I just get curious. I actually got this pretty cheap in a trade a few years ago. It's amazing what you can find at a stock yard on trading day. Those old farmers get together and buy/sell/trade knives, guns, cattle(LOL), a little of everything. I happened to be there looking for case knives for my budding collection. And I happened on this. At first I thought it might be a Lew Horton but those are square but wheel guns where Jovino made them a round butt and put a set of Pachmayr grips on them.
Well.I've droned on long enough for what little I really know about the Jovino revolvers. So here ya go...
By the way, any of you with any info on these handguns feel free top add anything you know about them. I'd love to hear more about them really. It's a really fun weapon to shoot but it is pretty unusual and info is not all that easy to find.
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