RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT REVOLVER WITH STOCK.

RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT REVOLVER WITH STOCK. Cal. 44 Russian. SN 12404. One of only 250 of these rare revolvers ever made. It has nickel finish with 7″ keyhole bbl, half-moon front sight & 2-pc Smith & Wesson logo embossed hard rubber grips. Backstrap & buttstrap are cut for shoulder stock. Accompanied by an orig Australian shoulder stock with nickeled iron hardware and Smith & Wesson logo embossed hard rubber buttplate with number “12276”. Also accompanied by an orig Australian leather stock carrying case that has the number “38” with the broad arrow acceptance mark stamped inside at the top. Broad arrow acceptance mark is also found on the buttstrap & bottom strap of the stock adjacent to the serial numbers. CONDITION: About fine, all matching except the grips, which are unnumbered, & stock, which is numbered to another revolver. Revolver overall retains about 75% orig nickel with a couple of spots of deep pitting on the left side of the bbl. Trigger guard retains traces of orig case colors & the hammer about 50% case colors. Grips are sound showing heavy wear & have turned chocolate. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with fine pitting. Stock has two or three grain checks at the butt with a series of scratches on the toe & numerous small nicks on the left side of the butt and overall retains a smooth hand worn patina. Attaching iron retains most of its orig nickel with some freckling. Sight plug screw on stock tang is missing. Holster is sound with crackling on the flap & around the stud hole and is dark & sweat stained on the back and overall retains about 50% orig finish. A scarce revolver with rare accessories. 4-57450 JR792 (6,000-7,500)

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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	4093	$0.00	RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL #3 AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT REVOLVER WITH STOCK. Cal. 44 Russian. SN 12404. One of only 250 of these rare revolvers ever made. It has nickel finish with 7″ keyhole bbl, half-moon front sight & 2-pc Smith & Wesson logo embossed hard rubber grips. Backstrap & buttstrap are cut for shoulder stock. Accompanied by an orig Australian shoulder stock with nickeled iron hardware and Smith & Wesson logo embossed hard rubber buttplate with number “12276”. Also accompanied by an orig Australian leather stock carrying case that has the number “38” with the broad arrow acceptance mark stamped inside at the top. Broad arrow acceptance mark is also found on the buttstrap & bottom strap of the stock adjacent to the serial numbers. CONDITION: About fine, all matching except the grips, which are unnumbered, & stock, which is numbered to another revolver. Revolver overall retains about 75% orig nickel with a couple of spots of deep pitting on the left side of the bbl. Trigger guard retains traces of orig case colors & the hammer about 50% case colors. Grips are sound showing heavy wear & have turned chocolate. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with fine pitting. Stock has two or three grain checks at the butt with a series of scratches on the toe & numerous small nicks on the left side of the butt and overall retains a smooth hand worn patina. Attaching iron retains most of its orig nickel with some freckling. Sight plug screw on stock tang is missing. Holster is sound with crackling on the flap & around the stud hole and is dark & sweat stained on the back and overall retains about 50% orig finish. A scarce revolver with rare accessories. 4-57450 JR792 (6,000-7,500) 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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