GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
RARE SMITH & WESSON NEW MODEL NUMBER 3 TARGET REVOLVER WITH SPECIAL ORDER SPUR TRIGGER GUARD AND LEATHER SHOOTING BOX.Smith & WessonNEW MODEL #3 TARGET267638-44C&RCal. .38-44. 6-1/2" bbl. Blue and case colored finish. Checkered walnut grips. Adjustable target sights. One line bbl address without patent dates. Checkered special order spur trigger guard. Skeletonized trigger with stop. SNs match on bbl, latch/sight, cyl and frame. Leather shooting box has provisions for 3 revolvers and lock has a patent date of Oct. 1871. Initials A.B. on inside lid, included is a small calling card for "Mr. Alfred Brennan / 703 West 171 Street / Manhattan, NY". Accompanying the revolver are assorted shooting accessories. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl retains 95% deep blue finish with only slight muzzle wear and some small abrasions on the middle of the bbl. Bbl address is sharp. Sights retain 50% blue. Bore is bright with sharp rifling. Cyl retains 90% deep blue with some high point wear along the edges of the flutes and front of the cyl, drag mark at rear cyl, chambers are very good. Frame retains 95% deep blue finish with slight abrasions on either side near the hammer and at the forward hinge point. Abrasions on bbl and frame appear to be the result of storage in the shooting box. Trigger guard retains traces of case color in protected areas with balance turning silver. Hammer retains 95% brilliant case color. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and very few slight mars. Leather shooting box is in fair condition, lid has been detached, handles and straps are broken, leather on the exterior has scuffing marks overall. A very fine set that once belonged to a serious target shooter. 49576-1 TEP (3,500-5,000)