Manufactured in 1876, this Schofield revolver has the standard fixed blade front sight and notch rear sight. The two-line Smith & Wesson address and patent dates are marked on the left side of the barrel and the Schofield patent markings on the reverse. The matching numbers are present on the rear of the cylinder and on the butt. "222" is stamped in large numerals behind the hammer. It has smooth walnut grips (right grip marked 3992) with James Rockwells Jr.s cartouche on the left and a "CW" cartouche on the right (likely for Charles Woodman). "US" is marked ahead of the serial number on the butt. The included factory letter confirms that this model is a "Model 3 Schofield, Second Model" that was designed for use by the United States Army. The revolver left the Smith & Wesson factory on April 11, 1876 and was delivered to the U.S. Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The letter also provides some details about the Schofield revolvers in general including the fact that 5285 of these revolvers were sold to the government at a price of $13.50 each for the U.S. Army.

Very fine. The revolver retains 60% of the bright original blue finish with a brown patina on the balance. The frame retains nearly all of the blue finish while the barrel, cylinder and rear grip strap have significant brown patina as is typical of holster and handling wear. All markings are clear. The hammer retains the rich case colors while the trigger guard has silvered out to a gray patina. There are some scattered minor scratches throughout and a couple more significant scratches over the Schofield patent information. The grips are very good with some light abrasions and a couple small nicks. Mechanically excellent.