NICE Antique SMITH & WESSON .32 Single Action TOP BREAK Revolver WILD WEST 19th Century Conceal and Carry in .32 Caliber S&W

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NICE Antique SMITH & WESSON .32 Single Action TOP BREAK Revolver WILD WEST

19^th Century Conceal and Carry in .32 Caliber S&W

Here we present an antique Smith & Wesson .32 Single Action Spur Trigger Top Break Revolver, made circa 1878-92 in Springfield, Massachusetts. This model is often referred to as the Model 1-1/2 Third Issue and represented the first .32 S&W centerfire caliber top-break revolver that automatically ejected spent cartridges upon opening. These were similar in appearance to Model 1-1/2 2nd Issue revolvers. This model has a 5-shot fluted cylinder and bird’s-head grip of wood or checkered hard rubber. They were offered with barrel lengths of 3, 3.5″, 6″, 8″ and 10″. This model pivots downward on opening. Features a rebounding hammer that made the weapon much safer to fully load. Approximately 97,599 manufactured between 1878 and 1892.

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 S&W Model No. 1-1/2 Revolver is simply a scaled-up version of the No. 1, down to the aesthetics. The .32 continued to evolve just as the .22 version, both in features and aesthetics. It was also a commercial success and was well-received by the buying public, seeing 26,300 of the First Issue produced and over 100,000 of the updated Second Issue, with 97,599 of these Third Issue revolvers produced.

The overall condition is fine. Strong action. Original nickel finish has been preserved. Bright bore with strong rifling. Both grips are good. The right grip has a repaired crack. Numbers match. The markings are legible. 4

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Barrel is 3-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .32 S&W

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1000
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