RARE SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE.

RARE SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE. Cal. 320 S&W. SN 474. Blue finish with 16″ bbl, tiny slip-on front sight and 2-position flip rear sight. It is fitted with mottled red & black hard rubber grips & forearm and is accompanied by an orig Smith & Wesson detachable buttstock. Also accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped July 9, 1880 (in the same shipment with another rifle in this auction) to M.W. Robinson, New York City, NY, Smith & Wesson’s largest distributor. Letter states that it was shipped with a 20″ bbl and that there were twenty units in this shipment, ten with 16″ bbls and ten with 20″ bbls. Letter further states that “it is possible that the factory made a mistake in writing the numbers in the records”. CONDITION: About very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue, thin on the sides with a couple of cleaned spots on the rib. Frame retains about 85% thin orig. blue and cylinder about 75%, strong in the flutes. Bbl and latch are not numbered. Grips & forearm are sound and show moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Stock iron retains about 90% orig blue with flaking on the sides. Wood is sound with a minor nick or two and retains most of its orig varnish with minor light wear on the buttplate, which is turning chocolate. 4-56403 JR440 (5,000-8,000)

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
	4086	$9,487.00	RARE SMITH & WESSON REVOLVING RIFLE. Cal. 320 S&W. SN 474. Blue finish with 16″ bbl, tiny slip-on front sight and 2-position flip rear sight. It is fitted with mottled red & black hard rubber grips & forearm and is accompanied by an orig Smith & Wesson detachable buttstock. Also accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped July 9, 1880 (in the same shipment with another rifle in this auction) to M.W. Robinson, New York City, NY, Smith & Wesson’s largest distributor. Letter states that it was shipped with a 20″ bbl and that there were twenty units in this shipment, ten with 16″ bbls and ten with 20″ bbls. Letter further states that “it is possible that the factory made a mistake in writing the numbers in the records”. CONDITION: About very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue, thin on the sides with a couple of cleaned spots on the rib. Frame retains about 85% thin orig. blue and cylinder about 75%, strong in the flutes. Bbl and latch are not numbered. Grips & forearm are sound and show moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Stock iron retains about 90% orig blue with flaking on the sides. Wood is sound with a minor nick or two and retains most of its orig varnish with minor light wear on the buttplate, which is turning chocolate. 4-56403 JR440 (5,000-8,000) 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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