SMITH & WESSON REGISTERED MAGNUM REVOLVER WITH
FACTORY LETTER.Cal. 357 Mag. S# 50198. Bbl. 5 1/2" pinned. King front sight with remnants of white paint. Adjustable square notch rear sight. Matching numbers on frame, bbl., cyl., extractor & right grip panel. Reg. number # 1899. About 5500 Registered Magnum revolvers were made prior to WW2 & today they are very desirable to S&W collectors. The guns were often custom made to the user's specifications with varying bbl. lengths & they came with Registration Certificates signed by Douglas B. Wesson VP of the company. Notable users of the revolver include J. Edgar Hoover & General George Patton. 6-shot recessed cyl. Blued finish with case colored serrated hammer & trigger. Checkered walnut diamond center grips with silver S&W medallions. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: factory letter that confirms the guns configuration & states it was shipped to Bolles Brendamour Sporting Goods in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1937. The letter further states this revolver shipped with a 2 3/4" LB trigger pull & was sighted with a 6 o'clock hold at 25 yds. using 357 Mag ammo. CONDITION: grips show a long crack on right panel above medallions, some checkering wear, scattered dings & handling marks. Hammer & trigger retain strong amounts of case colors with overall fading to gray & some oxidation. Balance of metal retains 90% original blue with a cleaned area of pitting on right side below cyl., a few other pitting patches, scattered oxidation, edge wear, handling marks, light scratches & flaking. Action functions properly when hand cycled. Bright near excellent bore. (26-2458/MJC). CURIO. $4000-6000.
[ translate ]FACTORY LETTER.Cal. 357 Mag. S# 50198. Bbl. 5 1/2" pinned. King front sight with remnants of white paint. Adjustable square notch rear sight. Matching numbers on frame, bbl., cyl., extractor & right grip panel. Reg. number # 1899. About 5500 Registered Magnum revolvers were made prior to WW2 & today they are very desirable to S&W collectors. The guns were often custom made to the user's specifications with varying bbl. lengths & they came with Registration Certificates signed by Douglas B. Wesson VP of the company. Notable users of the revolver include J. Edgar Hoover & General George Patton. 6-shot recessed cyl. Blued finish with case colored serrated hammer & trigger. Checkered walnut diamond center grips with silver S&W medallions. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: factory letter that confirms the guns configuration & states it was shipped to Bolles Brendamour Sporting Goods in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1937. The letter further states this revolver shipped with a 2 3/4" LB trigger pull & was sighted with a 6 o'clock hold at 25 yds. using 357 Mag ammo. CONDITION: grips show a long crack on right panel above medallions, some checkering wear, scattered dings & handling marks. Hammer & trigger retain strong amounts of case colors with overall fading to gray & some oxidation. Balance of metal retains 90% original blue with a cleaned area of pitting on right side below cyl., a few other pitting patches, scattered oxidation, edge wear, handling marks, light scratches & flaking. Action functions properly when hand cycled. Bright near excellent bore. (26-2458/MJC). CURIO. $4000-6000.
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