*SCARCE 2ND MODEL SMITH & WESSON LADYSMITH DA REVOLVER.

SN 12120. Cal. 22 Long. Nickel finish with 3″ bbl, integral half moon front sight and fixed rear sight in top of frame. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has the Smith & Wesson trademark logo and it is mounted with Smith & Wesson logo, diamond checkered hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter which identifies this revolver with 3″ bbl, nickel finish and checkered black hard rubber grips, shipped Feb. 5, 1908 to Peters Arms & Sporting Goods, Cincinnati, OH. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were about 9,400 of these little revolvers produced in the period 1906-1910 in two bbl lengths and two finishes. They were very popular with ladies & gentlemen who wished a small, easily concealable revolver. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 98-99% strong orig nickel with a series of small scratches on left side of frame; trigger & hammer retain strong case colors, bright on the hammer and sides of the trigger, faded on trigger face. Grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; forcing cone is intact. 4-50731 JR277 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 1398

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1398	$2,875.00	SCARCE 2ND MODEL SMITH & WESSON LADYSMITH DA REVOLVER. SN 12120. Cal. 22 Long. Nickel finish with 3″ bbl, integral half moon front sight and fixed rear sight in top of frame. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Left side of frame has the Smith & Wesson trademark logo and it is mounted with Smith & Wesson logo, diamond checkered hard rubber grips matching numbered to this revolver. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter which identifies this revolver with 3″ bbl, nickel finish and checkered black hard rubber grips, shipped Feb. 5, 1908 to Peters Arms & Sporting Goods, Cincinnati, OH. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms* there were about 9,400 of these little revolvers produced in the period 1906-1910 in two bbl lengths and two finishes. They were very popular with ladies & gentlemen who wished a small, easily concealable revolver. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 98-99% strong orig nickel with a series of small scratches on left side of frame; trigger & hammer retain strong case colors, bright on the hammer and sides of the trigger, faded on trigger face. Grips are sound showing light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; forcing cone is intact. 4-50731 JR277 (2,500-3,500) – Lot 1398 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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*SCARCE 2ND MODEL SMITH & WESSON LADYSMITH DA REVOLVER.