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Category - Smith & Wesson Revolvers - Antique - Smith & Wesson Revolvers - 38/44

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Smith & Wesson Revolvers - Antique
Smith & Wesson Revolvers - 38/44

FRONTIER ERA Antique SMITH & WESSON .38 Single Action Revolver WILD WEST Very Nice OLD WEST Hideout “BACK UP” Revolver

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FRONTIER ERA Antique SMITH & WESSON .38 Single Action Revolver WILD WEST  

Very Nice OLD WEST Hideout “BACK UP” Revolver

Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson .38 Single Action Second Model Revolver, also referred to as the Model 2, Number 2 Revolver, manufactured 1877 through 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Smith & Wesson manufactured approximately 108,225 of these revolvers between during its 14-year production run. This revolver was a more powerful .38 Caliber follow up to the No. 1, which 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.

With the exception of an improved and shortened extractor assembly and availability of additional barrel lengths, this model is quite similar in appearance to the 1st Model. This was a good example of what someone would have used to conceal & carry in a coat pocket, because not everyone carried a Colt Single Action Army.

The overall condition is very fine. Original nickel finish has been preserved. Excellent, tight action all the way around. The bore is rifled and remains in good shape overall but contains pitting throughout. Sharp markings. Both grips are in fine shape. Numbers match.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 3-1/4 inches.

Caliber:  .38 S&W

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1150

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Antique: Yes