Manufactured in 1871-1874. The barrel rib has the one-line address/patent dates marking ending in "RUSSIAN MODEL." A lanyard ring is mounted on the butt. The right grip panel is numbered to the gun. The matching assembly number "A645" appears on the grip panel, cylinder, barrel, and barrel latch. Per our consignor this revolver was loaned to Smith & Wesson Performance Center in 2002 as a model for S&W's line of No. 3 reproductions. Pictured in Supica and Nahas' "Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson" on page 107 in the 4th edition and page 56 in the 2nd edition. Provenance: The Supica Collection

Fine, retaining 70% bright original high polish blue finish with holster type wear on the barrel, an area of once cleaned, with aged patina visible on the front left side of the lower forward frame, and the cylinder and grip straps thinning a bit. Traces of original case colors remain on the trigger guard. 40% of the original case colors remain on the hammer. The grips are also fine with a slight ding along the high edge of the of right panel, otherwise some minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent. A solid representative example of a S&W No. 3 Russian 1st Model Revolver.