Product Details
SMITH & WESSON
A RARE .22 (LR) 'MODEL OF 91' FIRST MODEL SINGLE-SHOT TARGET PISTOL, serial no. 18915,
8in. blued barrel with raised sighting rib marked with address (proved in 2009), patent dates and 'MODEL OF 91', bead fore-sight, case-hardened hammer, blued frame, chequered hard rubber grips with 'S&W' monogram (left grip cracked), and much original blued finish.
Other Notes: A total of 862 .22 examples of the first model single-shot pistol were manufactured between 1893 and 1905 out of a total production of 1,251 units.
Estimate £250-350
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