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2399
$13,225.00

WONDERFUL ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON 44 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 18555. Cal. 44 Russian. Blue finish with 6-1/2″ keyhole shape bbl with pinned target front sight and adjustable rear sight on opening lever latch. It has wide checkered hammer spur with full checkered serpentine shaped trigger and is mounted with deep gold medallion Smith & Wesson pearl grips. Accompanied by its orig S&W embossed hard rubber grips numbered to this revolver. Inside right grip is scratched in period script “C H Wilson”. Frame, bbl & cylinder are wonderfully engraved in full coverage foliate & floral intertwined arabesque patterns with a variety of border patterns. Top rib is fully engraved to match certainly by one of the master engravers of the period. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains virtually all of an extremely fine professionally restored finish. Orig hard rubber grips show light wear and are turning chocolate. Pearl grips are extremely fine with great fire and color with about all the gold wash on the medallions. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-37541 JR28 (6,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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