Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army, 32 Cal Revolver

Description:
--Smith & Wesson
--Model 2 Army
--32 Rimfire Cal.
--6 shot cylinder
--Pocket (Belt) Revolver
--Inscription(side of barrel):  Manuf'd For Smith & Wesson Pat'd April 3, 1855(Rollin White Patent for a bored-through cylinder)
--Inscription(top of barrel):  L W Pond Worchester, Mass. Pat'd July 10, 1860
--Octogonal barrel
--Rosewood Pistol grips
--Production Year 1861
--Serial Number 1207
--Action:  Tip Up Design
--This model gun was used in the civil war

About the inscription:  Manuf'd For Smith & Wesson Pat'd April 3, 1855.  Lucius Wilson Pond was a Worcester, Mass. machinist and inventor began producing cartridge revolvers around 1861, during the American Civil War.  Smith and Wesson already controlled the patent for the bored through cylinder.  Ponds revolver used a similar cartridge system, and was considered an infringement on S & W's patent.  Consequentially, Ponds had to turn over thousands of revolvers to Smith and Wesson, the guns were all stamped "Manufactured For Smith & Wesson Pat'd April 3, 1855".  Smith & Wesson sold the guns publicly, paying Pond the costs to manufacture the guns.  There are about 4000-4500 of these revolvers made with the Pond/S&W arrangement.  

Antique guns are sold as collector items, with no representation as to their safety to shoot or use.  These revolvers were made for black powder cartridges only.
 

Handgun Caliber: .32 Rimfire
Manufacturer: Smith & Wesson
Model: Model 2 Army
Serial Number: 1207
Barrel Length: 5
Chambers: 32 Rimfire
Condition: Good
Metal Condition: very light pitting
Wood Condition: good
Barrel Type: Ocotogonal
Action: Single Action Revolver
Triggers: Spur Trigger
Manufacture Date: 1861
Grips: Rosewood

Price: $850.00
Shipping: $75.00