Manufactured from 1887 to 1910 in the 1 to 4333 serial number range with approximately 2,930 chambered in .32-44 S&W caliber. This revolver letters as shipped on October 5, 1899 to M.P. Rice. A possible contender for "M.P. Rice" is Canadian photographer Moses Parker Rice (1839-1925) who began his career in Washington, D.C. as an assistant to famed Civil War photographer Alexander Garnder and is the subject in the great debate surrounding the identity of the photographer who took the "Gettysburg Portrait," a head on photograph of President Abraham Lincoln taken two weeks before his Gettysburg Address at Garnder's studio. Although this photo is generally attributed to Garnder, the copyright on the negative is marked "M.P. Rice," leading others to believe that Rice took the famed portrait of Lincoln. It has target sights, single line barrel rib marking, 1 7/16 inch cylinder, and matching serial numbers on the butt, right grip panel, cylinder, barrel, and barrel latch. Provenance: The Ernie Rice Collection

Excellent, retaining 97% original blue finish showing some faint speckling of brown mostly on the back strap and very limited spotting. 98% plus original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger guard. The grips are also excellent with minimal handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.