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Antique SMITH & WESSON Model 1-1/2 Third Issue .32 SINGLE ACTION Revolver PANEL SCENE ENGRAVED with PEARL GRIP!
Guns International #: 101896669 Seller's Inventory #: 217465
Category: Smith & Wesson Revolvers - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
Antique SMITH & WESSON Model 1-1/2 Third Issue .32 SINGLE ACTION Revolver
PANEL SCENE ENGRAVED with PEARL GRIP!
Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson Model Number 1-1/2 .32 S&W Third Issue Revolver, made circa the 1878-1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The No. 1 was Smith & Wesson’s first metallic cartridge firearm. It utilized the idea of the “bored through cylinder”, which was patented by Rollin White and subsequently exclusively licensed by Smith & Wesson. This concept has forever changed revolving firearms design, and is the same idea used in revolvers today. S&W, via Rollin White himself, aggressively sued any patent infringers and were able to hold their monopoly on the American market for cartridge revolvers from about 1857 to 1870, whereupon their patent expired. The results were a very profitable business, a broke Rollin White, and a grudging U.S. Chief of Ordnance Alexander Dyer, who was still angry in 1870 about not being able to use the technology during the Civil War. The U.S. government ended up giving Colt their contracts since they valued the larger .44 caliber in the Colt 1860 Armies over the .32 caliber full sized No. 2 Armies.
The S&W Model No. 1-1/2 Revolver Third Issue is known as the “Model 1-1/2 Single Action Revolver”. The major difference between this issue and the first two issues is the breaking at the top, which is consistent with the design of the Safety Hammerless .38 Single Action. It also lacks the ejector rod under the barrel, the large hinge in front of, and just below the barrel, and the extractor that ejects spent cartridges when the barrel is hinged downward. This revolver marked the debut of the .32 S&W centerfire cartridge. Serial numbers range from 1 to approximately 97,500 with a production run between 1878 and 1892.
The overall condition is good. Robust action (the ejection pin does not function). Dim bore, clear and contains a few spots of pitting. Deep engravings on the frame and barrel. Legible markings. Both pearl grips are secure and remain vibrant. Numbers match.
Here is a nice S&W revolver from the glory days of the Old West!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .32 S&W
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1500
#217465
SOLD
Antique: Yes