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FACTORY ENGRAVED Antique SMITH & WESSON No. 1 3rd Issue .22 Short REVOLVER Nickel Finish, Solid Mother of Pearl Grips
Guns International #: 102544009 Seller's Inventory #: 228314
Category: Smith & Wesson Revolvers - Antique - Antique Revolvers - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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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:
FACTORY ENGRAVED Antique SMITH & WESSON No. 1 3rd Issue .22 Short REVOLVER
Nickel Finish, Solid Mother of Pearl Grips
Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson Model No. 1, Third Issue Revolver, manufactured circa 1868-1881 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.
This small revolver is a 7-shot .22 rimfire. It was specifically designed to be a pocket gun, being very small and light. The No. 1 was the precursor to larger firearms that were simply scaled up to be more suitable for use as martial weapons.
The overall condition is very good. Original factory engraving and nickel finish. The action is excellent and the cylinder indexes and locks up well. The bore is in good condition with sharp rifling. The mother of pearl grips are in great shape. The front sight blade has been replaced. A very nice little gun from the Gilded Age of American history!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-3/16 inches.
Caliber: .22 Rimfire (Short, black powder)
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1600
#228314
SOLD
Antique: Yes