Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2018 : Sale A0918 Lot 673
SMITH & WESSON, USA A .44 (RUSSIAN) SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL RUSSIAN, FIRST MODEL COMMERCIAL serial no. 12312,

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SMITH & WESSON, USA
A .44 (RUSSIAN) SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'RUSSIAN, FIRST MODEL COMMERCIAL' serial no. 12312,
circa 1872, with 8in. barrel signed by the maker in English with the legend 'RUSSIAN MODEL' and patent dates to 1869, crescent fore-sight, lift up barrel locking catch, long ejector housing, automatic ejecting fluted six-shot cylinder, smooth walnut grips with square butt, strong traces of nickel finish, remainder brushed bright

Other Notes: Only 5165 Commercial versions of this model were produced

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Estimate £1,500-2,000  € 1,664-2,219

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