RARE CASED SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE.

RARE CASED SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE. Cal. 320 S&W. SN 337. All blue finish with 20″ keyhole bbl, small slip-on front sight and a 2-position flip rear sight. It has dark red mottled hard rubber grips & tiny forearm. It is accompanied by an orig Smith & Wesson detachable walnut stock with Smith & Wesson embossed checkered hard rubber buttplate and orig tang sight along with a tiny globe front sight with crosshairs. Also accompanying is an orig Smith & Wesson leather felt lined trunk case with carrying handle & brass corner reinforcements. Bottom of the case has a “New South Wales government railways” sticker that is marked also “Passenger’s Luggage” and stamped initials along with some pencil initials. Additionally accompanying is a Smith & Wesson Factory letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped July 9, 1880 to M.W. Robinson, New York City, NY. Letter states that Robinson was Smith & Wesson’s largest distributor. It was in a shipment of twenty units, ten of which had 16″ bbls & ten with 20″ bbls. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 90% glossy bright blue with a cleaned area on the right side of the muzzle with fine pitting and another small cleaned area on the right side with two spots of pitting. Frame retains 88-90% strong blue with some flaking on the sideplate and thinning on the right side. Grips & forearm show light to moderate wear with the S&W logos removed from the grips; logo on forearm is fine. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. Stock iron retains about 75% thin blue. Wood is sound & retains most of its orig varnish with light to moderate handling & use nicks & scratches and a large bruise on the left side. Buttplate has a crack at the heel. Case is worn & soiled with the added corner reinforcements & the straps missing. Handle is fine. Lining is moderately worn & soiled with a loose partition. Label on the bottom is soiled and chipped but legible. 4-56401 JR438 (12,500-17,500)

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
	4085	$10,350.00	RARE CASED SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE. Cal. 320 S&W. SN 337. All blue finish with 20″ keyhole bbl, small slip-on front sight and a 2-position flip rear sight. It has dark red mottled hard rubber grips & tiny forearm. It is accompanied by an orig Smith & Wesson detachable walnut stock with Smith & Wesson embossed checkered hard rubber buttplate and orig tang sight along with a tiny globe front sight with crosshairs. Also accompanying is an orig Smith & Wesson leather felt lined trunk case with carrying handle & brass corner reinforcements. Bottom of the case has a “New South Wales government railways” sticker that is marked also “Passenger’s Luggage” and stamped initials along with some pencil initials. Additionally accompanying is a Smith & Wesson Factory letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped July 9, 1880 to M.W. Robinson, New York City, NY. Letter states that Robinson was Smith & Wesson’s largest distributor. It was in a shipment of twenty units, ten of which had 16″ bbls & ten with 20″ bbls. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 90% glossy bright blue with a cleaned area on the right side of the muzzle with fine pitting and another small cleaned area on the right side with two spots of pitting. Frame retains 88-90% strong blue with some flaking on the sideplate and thinning on the right side. Grips & forearm show light to moderate wear with the S&W logos removed from the grips; logo on forearm is fine. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. Stock iron retains about 75% thin blue. Wood is sound & retains most of its orig varnish with light to moderate handling & use nicks & scratches and a large bruise on the left side. Buttplate has a crack at the heel. Case is worn & soiled with the added corner reinforcements & the straps missing. Handle is fine. Lining is moderately worn & soiled with a loose partition. Label on the bottom is soiled and chipped but legible. 4-56401 JR438 (12,500-17,500) 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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