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Antique SMITH & WESSON Number 1 FIRST ISSUE 6th Type SPUR TRIGGER Revolver CIVIL WAR Era POCKET CARRY for the Armed Citizen
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Antique SMITH & WESSON Number 1 FIRST ISSUE 6th Type SPUR TRIGGER Revolver
CIVIL WAR Era POCKET CARRY for the Armed Citizen
Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson Number 1, First Issue, Sixth Type Revolver, made circa 1857-60 with a serial number of 9032. The Sixth Type serial number range was from the low 5500s to the end of the production run at 11,670. Records are a bit sketchy in that era, but this is the Sixth Variation and a scarce little revolver.
The No. 1 was Smith & Wesson’s first metallic cartridge firearm. It utilized the idea of the “bored through cylinder”, which was patented by Rollin White and subsequently exclusively licensed by Smith & Wesson. This concept has forever changed revolving firearms design, and is the same idea used in revolvers today. S&W, via Rollin White himself, aggressively sued any patent infringers and were able to hold their monopoly on the American market for cartridge revolvers from about 1857 to 1870, whereupon their patent expired. The results were a very profitable business, a broke Rollin White, and a grudging U.S. Chief of Ordnance Alexander Dyer, who was still angry in 1870 about not being able to use the technology during the Civil War. The U.S. government ended up giving Colt their contracts since they valued the larger .44 caliber in the Colt 1860 Armies over the .32 caliber full sized No. 2 Armies.
The overall condition good. Nice exterior finishes. The action (hammer/trigger) is strong and the cylinder indexes, but the cylinder does not lockup. The hammer spur is a replacement and half is absent. The bore is in good shape with a bit of pitting at the muzzle end. Both rosewood grips are seated firmly and contain an expected amount of wear. A handsome and early example of S&W’s initial offering—very scarce.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 3-1/4 inches.
Caliber: .22 Short Rimfire
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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