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Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 ''Target'' Revolver with Very Rare Spare 38 S&W Cylinder

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Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 ''Target'' Revolver with Very Rare Spare 38 S&W Cylinder
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serial #22984, 38-44 S&W and 38 S&W, 6 1/2'' barrel with a bright excellent bore perhaps showing the faintest hint of minor frosting and otherwise crisp rifling. Though outside of the original Target Model range, this revolver is chambered in the 38-44 S&W target cartridge and equipped with factory target sights, which was obviously still available through special order. It also includes a very rare un-numbered 38 S&W cylinder. The metal surfaces retain about 80-85% original bright blue with scattered high edge wear, light handling marks and small areas flaking to gray-brown patina under bright light. The cylinder shows one small area of pinprick pitting while the hammer and triggerguard retain a healthy amount of nice case-hardened colors drifting to a pleasant smoky gray. The face of the trigger shows some roughly added coarse cross-hatching and the two-line barrel address and patent dates remain strong. The extra cylinder retains about 65% original bright blue with scattered flaking to gray-brown patina and some mild operational wear. The black checkered hard rubber grips remain in about very good plus condition showing some moderate smoothing and scattered light dings. The right panel is scratch-numbered ''28044'' and their fit is otherwise very good. Barrel-to-frame fit is solid and the action seems to function well mechanically. This is an interesting and very desirable variant for the advanced collector. (13B10826-236) {ANTIQUE} [Dr. W. Lloyd Hudson, Jr. Collection] (3500/5000)