Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2018 : Sale A0618 Lot 690
SMITH & WESSON, USA FOR E.M. REILLY AN EXCEPTIONAL .44 (RUSSIAN) SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 44 DOUBLE-ACTION FRONTIER, serial no. 85...

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SMITH & WESSON, USA FOR E.M. REILLY
AN EXCEPTIONAL .44 (RUSSIAN) SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL '44 DOUBLE-ACTION FRONTIER', serial no. 85,
first year of manufacture, 1881, with nickel-plated 4in. barrel, raised sighting-rib signed by the maker and with patent dates to 1880, crescent fore-sight, break-open auto-ejecting frame with blued release catch, fluted cylinder with distinctive double notch locking slots, chequered hard-rubber grips embossed with the 'S&W' trademark, blued trigger-guard, colour-hardened trigger and hammer, the back-strap has 'E.M. REILLY 502 NEW OXFORD ST LONDON' engraved along its length, the whole remaining in remarkable condition and appearing virtually unused

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Estimate £2,000-3,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament