GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
EXTREMELY RARE SMITH & WESSON PRE-WWII REGISTERED MAGNUM DA REVOLVER WITH FACTORY LETTER.SMTIH & WESSONREGISTERED MAGNUM56287/REG NO. 3669.357 MAGNUMW/BOXMODERN; C&RCal. .357 Magnum. Blue finish with 6-1/2" full-ribbed bbl, McGivern gold bead Partridge front sight and adjustable rear sight. The entire top rib and top strap are beautifully checkered. Hammer has fine checkered spur with serrations on each side. Mounted with matching numbered, silver medallion, diamond checkered Magna 2-pc grips. Inside the crane, on the frame, is marked "REG. 3669". Accompanied by its orig, matching numbered blue & gold 2-pc box with a picture of the revolver on the top. Interior is Chinese red with directions for use in both English and Spanish inside the lid. Also accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter over the signature of Roy Jinks, historian for Smith & Wesson wherein he states that this model of revolver was introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1935 and was offered with bbl lengths 3-1/2" to 8-3/4". He states that these revolvers were custom ordered to the individual buyers specifications and that only 5,500 were ever produced. The letter states that this revolver was shipped April 18, 1938 to the George Worthington Company, Cleveland, OH. Registered Magnums are inherently rare, but to find one with its orig numbered box is an extreme rarity. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. all matching including bbl, cylinder and grips. Overall retains 99% plus crisp, glossy, orig factory blue with only a hint of muzzle edge wear and an extremely fine cylinder line. Grips are equally crisp and new with no apparent wear and retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. Trigger and hammer retain virtually all of their bright factory case colors. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be new and unfired. Box is sound with light edge wear and faded blue on the top. 52469-1 JRL (9,000-14,000)