*RARE SMITH & WESSON 3RD MODEL LADYSMITH DA TARGET REVOLVER.

SN 17155. Cal. 22 Long. Blue finish with rare 6″ bbl, target front sight and adjustable target rear sight. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Mounted with 2-pc smooth gold medallion factory grips. Hammer & trigger are color case hardened. SN on butt strap is accompanied by a 5-pointed star which indicates return to the factory for restoration. Left side of grip frame, under the grip, is marked “7.25” which indicates factory refinished in July 1925 and has a small “B” inside a diamond which indicated blue finish. The same “B” inside a diamond is also found on bottom flat of bbl just forward of the frame. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were 12,200 3rd Model Ladysmiths produced during the period 1910-1921 in four different bbl lengths and two different finishes. He also indicates that 6″ bbl revolvers are very rare. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter which identifies this revolver with 6″ bbl, adjustable target sights, blue finish and pearl grips, shipped Nov. 4, 1914 to Maj. Roy D. Jones, Springfield, MA. The letter also states “Maj. Jones was very active with Smith & Wesson and a top shooter in the United States. He worked with Smith & Wesson publishing a small magazine on shooting called Burning Powder“. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains 95-97% strong factory blue with muzzle end wear, sharp edge wear and a drag line; front & back straps are a little thin and there are a couple of scratches on the left side of the frame; hammer & trigger retain faded case colors. Left grip has a filled chip in the toe, otherwise grips are fine showing great fire. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore; forcing cone is intact. 4-50734 JR275 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1400

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
	1400	$3,162.50	RARE SMITH & WESSON 3RD MODEL LADYSMITH DA TARGET REVOLVER. SN 17155. Cal. 22 Long. Blue finish with rare 6″ bbl, target front sight and adjustable target rear sight. Bbl has 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Mounted with 2-pc smooth gold medallion factory grips. Hammer & trigger are color case hardened. SN on butt strap is accompanied by a 5-pointed star which indicates return to the factory for restoration. Left side of grip frame, under the grip, is marked “7.25” which indicates factory refinished in July 1925 and has a small “B” inside a diamond which indicated blue finish. The same “B” inside a diamond is also found on bottom flat of bbl just forward of the frame. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms* there were 12,200 3rd Model Ladysmiths produced during the period 1910-1921 in four different bbl lengths and two different finishes. He also indicates that 6″ bbl revolvers are very rare. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter which identifies this revolver with 6″ bbl, adjustable target sights, blue finish and pearl grips, shipped Nov. 4, 1914 to Maj. Roy D. Jones, Springfield, MA. The letter also states “Maj. Jones was very active with Smith & Wesson and a top shooter in the United States. He worked with Smith & Wesson publishing a small magazine on shooting called Burning Powder“. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains 95-97% strong factory blue with muzzle end wear, sharp edge wear and a drag line; front & back straps are a little thin and there are a couple of scratches on the left side of the frame; hammer & trigger retain faded case colors. Left grip has a filled chip in the toe, otherwise grips are fine showing great fire. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore; forcing cone is intact. 4-50734 JR275 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 1400 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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*RARE SMITH & WESSON 3RD MODEL LADYSMITH DA TARGET REVOLVER.