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FRONTIER Scarce Antique SMITH & WESSON No. 1 1/2 .32 RF Revolver WILD WEST One of only 26,300 1st Issue Spur Trigger Revolvers
Guns International #: 102535850 Seller's Inventory #: 234123
Category: Smith & Wesson Revolvers - Antique - Smith & Wesson Revolvers - 22/32
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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.
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Description:
FRONTIER Scarce Antique SMITH & WESSON No. 1 ½ .32 RF Revolver WILD WEST
One of only 26,300 1st Issue Spur Trigger Revolvers
Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson First Issue Model Number 1-1/2 .32 Caliber Rimfire Revolver, made circa 1865-68 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 is simply a scaled-up version of the No. 1, down to the aesthetics. The .32 caliber continued to evolve just as the .22 caliber version, both in features and aesthetics. It was also a commercial success and was well-received by the buying public seeing 26,300 of the First Issue produced and over 100,000 of the updated Second Issue. First issue guns were serial numbered beginning with “1” and continuing to approximately “26,300”. The second issue guns were numbers between 26,300 through 127,000.
The overall condition is good. The action fully functions, although the cylinder does not lock up. Shiny bright, rifled bore. Both grips are in good shape with an average amount of wear. Markings are legible. This example has been refinished. Here is a very 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 Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1000
#234123
SOLD
Antique: Yes