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WILD WEST Antique SMITH & WESSON Number 1-1/2 .32 RF “NEW MODEL” Revolver FRONTIER .32 Caliber Rimfire Spur Trigger
Guns International #: 103058194 Seller's Inventory #: 250263
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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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
WILD WEST Antique SMITH & WESSON Number 1-1/2 .32 RF “NEW MODEL” Revolver
FRONTIER .32 Caliber Rimfire Spur Trigger
Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson Model Number 1-1/2 .32 Rimfire 2nd Issue Revolver, also known as the “New Model” Number 1-1/2, made circa 1868-1875 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Like the 1st Issue, it was also produced in blued steel and nickel-plated varieties, with most models having a ?3 1⁄2-inch barrel. 2nd Issue guns were serial numbered consecutively after the 1st Issue, with numbers ranging from approximately 26,300 through 127,000.
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 overall condition is fine. Much of the original blue is preserved on the framer while the barrel consists of a gray patina. Good grip with average wear. Mostly bright bore with strong rifling and light pitting at the breech end. Legible markings. This example’s hinge is in great shape with little side to side movement.
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
#250263
Price: $1,000.00
Antique: Yes