Offered here is a pair of S&W Pre-Model 24 Revolvers (A: manufactured 1953/54 and B: manufactured 1955/56) with a Berns-Martin tooled leather double holster rig. Each revolver has a 6 1/2 inch barrel, matching respective serial numbers on the butt, cylinder and ejector shroud, S&W medallion target grips, trigger shoe, blade front sight with red insert, and square notch adjustable rear sight. The floral tooled leather double holster rig by Berns-Martin features near full coverage floral motif. The belt features 24 cartridge loops. An included Berns-Martin envelope addressed to S.D. Durbin of Toulon, Illinois and featuring a 1953 post mark contains period Berns-Martin sales literature and correspondence: two Berns-Martin sales pamphlets and two price lists (one dated January 1, 1956 and the other dated August 1, 1953). The back of the 1956 price list has a handwritten letter from a Berns-Martin sales representative explaining to a client how to take measurements for a belt rig. Other included paperwork: leather artist James L. Barry of Morton, IL business card, holster rig measurements handwritten in pencil on U.S. Marine Corps letterhead, and a 1958 dated receipt for Steve Durbin related to the purchase of a holster belt.

Excellent, retaining 98% plus original blue finish with some muzzle wear, partial cylinder drag line and few scattered tiny patches of very light pitting. The grips are very fine with limited handling marks and some wear in the overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The holster rig is excellent showing minimal wear and overall tight stitching.

As described in "A."

Excellent, retaining 98% plus original blue finish showing slight wear at muzzle and top strap and a partial cylinder drag line. The grips are also excellent with limited handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.