April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/25/2019
First full year of production was 1956. This new powerhouse was built on the square butt four screw N target frame, pinned barrel, recessed chambers, and features full rib, red ramp front sight, target adjustable rear sight, six shot fluted cylinder, double action, with the case colored wide target hammer and trigger. The early style grips are referred to by collectors as "Coke Bottles" due to the swell at the center diamonds. They have silver medallions, extremely dark. Disks on back are early black. CONDITION: This gun has seen holster use. There is wear on the left side of the barrel to silver metal, same on the right. There is high edge wear on cylinder, drag line, overall high edge frame wear, some light freckling on trigger guard. Visible case colors on hammer and trigger. Some age spotting on cylinder to gunmetal grey. Grips are excellent. Action is fine. Strong, well defined rifling. An approximately 85% used gun. A collectible gun that is used and no longer in collectible grade, but still a very fine pair of Coke Bottle grips and an excellent condition original black display case with the original blue satin lining, intact except for hole at sight. Comes with tools including scarce early screwdriver with early aluminum knurled knob and black tapered blade, cleaning rod, and swab. What you have is one of the finest revolvers ever made in a shooter grade with out $1000 of value in the grips and case alone. As a shooter, you could sell the case and grips, put on some Pachmyr grips and have one of the finest .44's ever made while recouping nearing half your cost.
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson