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Guns International #: 101439525
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Guns International #: 101439525
Category - Smith & Wesson Pistols - Antique
- .44 Russian Revolvers
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Seller: collector59
Company: n/a Member Since: 12/26/11
First Name: ralph
Last Name: Petrilli
State:
Ohio
Zip: 44067
Country: United States
Phone:
(216) 906-3997
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Seller Type: Private Seller
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Smith Wesson first model D.A. 44 russian
Description: !!! SOLD!!! Smith & Wesson’s .44 Double Action First Model revolver very early gun serial number 331, seems to be one of that company’s more neglected designs. It tends to be overlooked as it came between the vaunted No. 3 SA and various Hand Ejector Models. The primary chambering was .44 Russian, of which 53,590 were made between 1881 and 1913. Some 15,340 “Frontier” models were also produced, as was a .38-40 Win. Those guns were numbered in individual ranges and are basically considered separate models. All frames were made prior to 1899. Some rare chamberings, such as .38 S&W, .38 Colt and .38-44 Gallery, may be encountered, but they are extremely rare. The First Models continued to be listed in catalogs for a number of years after their production ceased to clear out old stock.Continental designs. It was also head and shoulders above Colt’s more popular Model 1877 “Lightning” and Model 1878 “Frontier” models, a happenstance that must have been more than frustrating to the folks at Smith. Smith & Wesson’s First Model DA. Standard sights on the First Model DA .44 were similar to those on the No. 3, a rounded, fixed-blade front and miniscule notch rear, milled out of the fore-part of the frame latch. Some guns were fitted with target sights, but they are not the norm and bring premium prices when encountered. Even though the .44 Double Action was not one of S&W’s most popular products, it still had a following. In fact, Texas gunfighter and all-around bad guy John Wesley Hardin was carrying a .44 S&W Frontier when he was killed in the Acme Saloon by Constable John Selman in El Paso in 1895. Ironically, when Selman was killed a year later by George Scarborough, also in El Paso, he was toting a .44 smith Wesson D.A. This particular first model bears serial number 331 and all numbers match, with a 5" barrel, which is the earliest one I have ever seen. CONDITION IS EXCELLENT, MOST OF THE ORIGINAL NICKEL, EXCELLENT BORE, JUST A GREAT OLD COWBOY GUN IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, ANTIQUE MADE BEFORE 1898. Following the lines of smaller and slightly earlier S&W .32 and .38 top-breaks, the First Model DA incorporated an excellent self-cocking mechanism that was as good as many British and Continental designs. It was also head and shoulders above Colt’s more popular Model 1877 “Lightning” and Model 1878 “Frontier” models, a happenstance that must have been more than frustrating to the folks at Smith. Smith & Wesson’s First Model DA. Standard sights on the First Model DA .44 were similar to those on the No. 3, a rounded, fixed-blade front and miniscule notch rear, milled out of the fore-part of the frame latch. Some guns were fitted with target sights, but they are not the norm and bring premium prices when encountered. Even though the .44 Double Action was not one of S&W’s most popular products, it still had a following. In fact, Texas gunfighter and all-around bad guy John Wesley Hardin was carrying a .44 S&W Frontier when he was killed in the Acme Saloon by Constable John Selman in El Paso in 1895. Ironically, when Selman was killed a year later by George Scarborough, also in El Paso, he was toting a .44 smith Wesson D.A.. SOLD Antique: Yes Manufacturer: smith wesson Model: first model d.a. Serial Number: 331 Barrel Length: 5 Caliber Info: 44 russian Bore: excellent Barrels: 5 |
Guns International #: 101439525
Guns International #: 101439525