Product Details
SMITH & WESSON
A VERY EARLY .455 FIRST MODEL HAND EJECTOR SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION SERVICE REVOLVER, serial no. 340,
6 1/2in. blued sighted barrel (proved in 2009), blued cylinder and frame, the latter with 'S&W' monogram to the right side, case-hardened hammer and trigger, chequered walnut grips each with 'S&W' medallion, blued lanyard ring, and fitted with an aluminium Tyler's T-Grip (older reblue throughout), with Cooper Webb Jones & Co. brown leather flap holster dated '1918'.
Other Notes: It is thought that this Lot is the earliest known Smith & Wesson first model hand ejector revolver.
Estimate £1,000-1,500
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