SCARCE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 3 RUSSIAN 2ND MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

SCARCE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 3 RUSSIAN 2ND MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 35870. Cal. 44 Russian. Nickel finish with 7″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned rnd front sight & fixed rear sight. Mounted with smooth walnut grips with a stud & lanyard ring in butt & a distinctive finger rest on bottom of trigger guard. Butt strap also has a small diamond with “SH” in middle. This is the commercial model of this famous model of Smith & Wesson revolver of which only 6,200 were made from the 85,200 total production in period 1873-78. Majority of production, 70,000, were produced for the Russian government with Cyrillic bbl markings. It was a very popular revolver on the American frontier due to its strength, reliability & ease of reloading. It was known to have been used by a variety of frontier military, law enforcement & outlaws. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-98% strong orig nickel finish on bbl & frame with cylinder retaining 88-90% orig nickel with flaked areas a dark patina. Hammer retains most of its strong bright orig case colors & trigger guard about all of its faded orig case colors. Grips are sound & retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with sharp rifling & light to moderate pitting. 4-37230 JR330 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2380	$4,025.00	SCARCE SMITH & WESSON MODEL 3 RUSSIAN 2ND MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 35870. Cal. 44 Russian. Nickel finish with 7″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned rnd front sight & fixed rear sight. Mounted with smooth walnut grips with a stud & lanyard ring in butt & a distinctive finger rest on bottom of trigger guard. Butt strap also has a small diamond with “SH” in middle. This is the commercial model of this famous model of Smith & Wesson revolver of which only 6,200 were made from the 85,200 total production in period 1873-78. Majority of production, 70,000, were produced for the Russian government with Cyrillic bbl markings. It was a very popular revolver on the American frontier due to its strength, reliability & ease of reloading. It was known to have been used by a variety of frontier military, law enforcement & outlaws. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-98% strong orig nickel finish on bbl & frame with cylinder retaining 88-90% orig nickel with flaked areas a dark patina. Hammer retains most of its strong bright orig case colors & trigger guard about all of its faded orig case colors. Grips are sound & retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with sharp rifling & light to moderate pitting. 4-37230 JR330 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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