EXTREMELY RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 PROTOTYPE REVOLVER.

EXTREMELY RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 PROTOTYPE REVOLVER. Cal. 44 Russian. NSN. In the white, unfinished, with 6-1/2″ keyhole bbl, German silver half-moon front sight with smooth 2-pc walnut grips numbered under the right grip “132”. Only other mark on the revolver is a small circle with a dot on the bottom flat of the ejector rod housing. This revolver was never finished & is missing several parts including the trigger, main spring, ejector star wheel, rod & complete pawl. Also all of the frame pins are missing along with the main spring tension screw. Hinge screws are flat-headed & are assembly screws-used whenever the frame was polished. Sideplate screws are orig equipment & are finished & blued. Cylinder is most unusual in that it is case hardened. CONDITION: Light silver/brown patina overall with some spots of surface discoloration. Hammer retains about 95% bright orig case colors & the cylinder strong bright case colors in the flutes. Grips are fine with smooth patina with stress cracks inside the left grip. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-57454 JR780 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	4094	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 PROTOTYPE REVOLVER. Cal. 44 Russian. NSN. In the white, unfinished, with 6-1/2″ keyhole bbl, German silver half-moon front sight with smooth 2-pc walnut grips numbered under the right grip “132”. Only other mark on the revolver is a small circle with a dot on the bottom flat of the ejector rod housing. This revolver was never finished & is missing several parts including the trigger, main spring, ejector star wheel, rod & complete pawl. Also all of the frame pins are missing along with the main spring tension screw. Hinge screws are flat-headed & are assembly screws-used whenever the frame was polished. Sideplate screws are orig equipment & are finished & blued. Cylinder is most unusual in that it is case hardened. CONDITION: Light silver/brown patina overall with some spots of surface discoloration. Hammer retains about 95% bright orig case colors & the cylinder strong bright case colors in the flutes. Grips are fine with smooth patina with stress cracks inside the left grip. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-57454 JR780 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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