Product Details
SMITH & WESSON, USA
A SCARCE .44 (S&W AMERICAN) SINGLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'No3 FIRST MODEL', serial no. 321,
for 1870-71, first production type with round 8in. barrel, raised sighting rib signed by the maker and with patents to 1869, crescent fore-sight, rear-sight notch to barrel locking catch, ejector housing under barrel with small vent hole (found on first 1500 guns only), break-open frame, fluted six-shot cylinder, iron grip-straps with square butt and smooth walnut replacement grips, the whole with open scroll and dot engraving for the South American market (no finish, action at fault, ejector over-ride replaced)
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Estimate £500-800
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament