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New York Engraved Smith & Wesson 44 Double Action Frontier Revolver

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New York Engraved Smith & Wesson 44 Double Action Frontier Revolver
serial #3675, 44-40, 6 1/2'' barrel with a bright near excellent bore showing a few small pinprick pits nearer the breech and otherwise crisp rifling throughout. This revolver is embellished in near full coverage with very good quality New York-style engraving, extensive foliate scrollwork with punch-dot shading and zigzagging along the sides of the barrel. The engraving is quite deeply applied and crisp throughout and the metal surfaces retain about 95% original nickel finish with some mild flaking to gray-brown patina along the gripstraps, some scattered smaller flakes and light handling marks. The two-line barrel address and patent dates remain crisp while the trigger and hammer retain a healthy amount of vibrant case-hardened colors and the triggerguard shows lightly flaking bright blue. A blued lanyard swivel has been added along the butt, obscuring the serial number. The revolver wears a set of smooth antique ivory grips that remain in very fine condition showing a few age crackles, subtle striations and a mellow patina overall. There are a few faded pencil scribblings along the insides of the grips. The remaining serialized parts are matching, barrel-to-frame fit is solid and the action seems to function well mechanically in both single and double action. (13B10826-519) {ANTIQUE} [Dr. W. Lloyd Hudson, Jr. Collection] (3500/5000)