Model 1, 3rd Issue
Courtesy Mike Stuckslager
This is a redesigned version of its forerunners. Another .22 Short rimfire 7-shot revolver, this model has a fluted cylinder and round barrel with a raised rib. This variation was manufactured totally from wrought iron. Three patent dates are stamped on top of a ribbed barrel as is "Smith & Wesson". Features bird's-head type grips of rosewood and fully blued nickel-plated or two-toned. Frame nickel, barrel, and cylinder blued. There are two barrel lengths offered: 3.25" and 2.6875". The shorter barrel was introduced in 1872. Serial numbering began with #1 and continued to 131163. They were manufactured between 1868 and 1882. The Model 1, 3rd Issue, was the last of the tip-up style produced by Smith & Wesson. The values below are for the standard barrel length. The short barrel version is a rare variation that will bring double these values or more.
Antique
Shorter Barreled Version
Rare variation will bring double these values or more.
NIB | Exc | V.G. | Good | Fair | Poor |
$0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 |
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Short-Barreled Version
The 2.6875" barrel version. Introduced in 1872.
NIB | Exc | V.G. | Good | Fair | Poor |
$0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 | $0000 |
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