And check out those grips: the rare, eye-catching mottled hard rubber — a subtle detail that marks this revolver as something truly extraordinary.
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A few 1sts for the 1st.
My research focuses on the Smith & Wesson Model 1. Here are six examples from 1857 to 1860. All in the old .22 black powder rimfire round.
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Well, happy 168th birthday, Smith & Wesson! It's been a privilege to know you, and I look forward to many more.
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In 1876, Smith & Wesson released the .32 Single Action, which was meant to take the place of the aging Model 1 revolver.
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In 1857, @smithandwessoninc made four revolvers. This is the only known survivor from that year.
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The Smith & Wesson Model 2 "Old Army" was curiously named, as it was never officially adopted by the military. This one dates to 1862 and saw hard use.
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Long before Marlin Firearms was making lever action guns, they were making revolvers like this 1875 Pocket Revolver. Chambered in .32 rimfire, this two-digit serial number example was probably from the first production batch of guns.
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The guns made by the Rollin White Arms Company were based on S&W's Model 1 and were reloaded by unscrewing the cylinder pin and removing the cylinder. It didn't make for fast reloads.
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Interpreting gun engraving is a complex art unto itself. This engraved Smith & Wesson Model 1 from 1876 was likely worked in the shop of Louis Daniel Nimschke.
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This pistol was made by Stephen Odell of Natchez, Mississippi. He was born in New York and setup shop in Mississippi in the early 1840s.
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Like all major manufacturers, S&W would occasionally make a gun that functioned fine and had a cosmetic blemish. In the 1860s these were stamped "2D QUAL'TY" on the barrel and sold at a discount.
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