This .357 Registered Magnum (reg. no. 3048) is one of only 839 S&W manufactured with a 6 inch barrel. The accompanying factory letter confirms the 6 inch barrel, Patridge front sight, square notch rear sight, Magna stocks, and blue finish. The letter states the revolver was shipped on October 1, 1937 and delivered to Charles Ilfield Co. of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is fitted with a very rare factory cockeyed hammer option. The revolver was ordered by John Stephenson of Santa Fe as confirmed by his accompanying handwritten letter (copy) to S&W. In his letter Stephenson requested a grip adapter, but, as explained in S&W's included response from Vice President D.B. Wesson (copy), Magna grips "do not permit the use of the Wesson Grip Adapter." The revolver has a factory cockeye hammer and matching serial numbers are on the butt, right grip panel, cylinder, and ejector shroud. Provenance: The Gary Garbrecht Collection; The Dave Ballantyne Collection

Excellent, retaining 95% plus original blue finish with some holster type wear, some minor handling marks and a cylinder drag line. 95% original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger. The grips are also excellent with some minor handling marks mostly on the bottom and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.