S&W MODEL 1 3RD ISSUE (WHALING HISTORY)

SERIAL 2542. BARREL 3\". CALIBER .22 SHORT. MADE IN 1868. The 3rd gun from the collection of noted whaling captain Albert Sherman of New Bedford Mass. Comes with copy of hand written letter from Franc D. Ladner, the grand daughter of Whaling captain, Albert Sherman who operated out of New Bedford, Mass. She further states that they were handed down from Albert to his son and finally to his daughter Franc Ladner. Albert is listed in the book Whaling Masters. According to records in the New Bedford Whaling Museum library \"Albert C. Sherman was born in Westport, Massachusetts, in 1849. He began his career serving on whaling vessels in the 1870\'s out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and became a master in 1884. By 1885, he began sailing out of San Francisco, California, and captained steam powered vessels into the Arctic. He continued his career in the whaling industry until 1899 when he retired and permanently returned home to New Bedford. Sherman spent nearly thirty years in whaling, and at least half were spent in the Arctic.\". Gun features high polish factory blue finish with at least 75% still remaining. Also features spur trigger, seven shot, high gloss rosewood bird head grips and case color hammer. Indexes and locks up tight as new. Bore is strong with minor residue, grips are near mint. Antique Smith with direct provenance to famous New Bedford Whaling captain. Comes with two photocopies of Albert and his sailing ship. A