Scarce blued - S&W .38 SA 1st Model - Baby Russian revolver in desirable picture box - .38 S&W - 3.25" barrel. - Excellent condition. - Barrel & sides of frame 97% bright original blue; cylinder & backstrap closer to 80%; very crisp overall; fine dark case colors. Excellent mech & bore. Smooth wood grips, as correct for a blue Baby, excellent right panel, a couple wear areas on fine left panel. In fine condition correct green hinged lid picture box. - Right rear corner of lid broken; otherwise box intact. Strong picture label has some flakes to edges; 95% intact; very distinct graphics w/ very good gold highlights to letters. Interior lid Directions for Use label intact. With twisted wire brush. - s/n295 - antq - item #DS-295 - $3,950

Police Chief Burton’s inscribed presentation Smith & Wesson - Model one & a half, New Model revolver - .32 RF - Excellent condition - 95% full plating, turned evenly milky with age. - Excellent mech & grips, w/ wood grain opening a little. - Period inscribed on right side of frame in script "Presented to John L. Burton by W.A. Huff & Co. in appreciation of his services as an efficient officer Port Jervis Feb. 20th 1873". - Accompanied by photocopies of articles from The Evening Gazette of Port Jarvis NY, which identify Burton as the Chief of Police, and report in laudatory fashion of his skills in solving crimes and protecting the citizenry of that region. - In the Case of the Dastardly Theft of the Barrels of Whiskey (the former barkeep did it), the Gazette objectively observes "…we do not think it out of place to say the John Barton is entitled to great credit for working up several very nice cases during the past year, in which he has given evidence of possessing unusual talent as a detective. ... (T)he citizens of Port Jarvis are greatly indebted to his efforts for the increased feeling of security for person and property." - It’s quite unusual to have a historic presentation piece so well documented in the publications of the era. Most remarkable is a report of the presentation of this revolver quoting this exact inscription. This is a wonderful and very colorful historical law enforcement sidearm, with excellent prospects for further research. - s/nLCB0874 - antq - item #DC-BURT - $2,350

S&W Model One - Third issue revolver - with rare original box & historical attribution to preacher’s wife. - .22 rimfire - Fine condition. - Barrel, cylinder & backstrap have mostly gone to patina, but the sides of the frame show as 97% original bright blue, for a nice appearance overall. - Faded case colors, good mech, excellent rosewood grips. Includes a probably home-made white poplin sheath. - Photocopy w/ gun shows a sign saying this "was carried by Eliza Walker, wife of Robert Walker, a traveling preacher in Upstate New York", with more info on the family. - In a rare original box, black snowflake pattern w/ pale blue interior sides. The boxes for Model Ones are quite rare, and we’ve sold better condition ones for over $5000 empty. - This one retains 80% of the black paper cover. Old paper or masking tape re-enforces the exterior corners of the lid, and the interior lid edges and exterior bottom edges. I suspect this tape could be removed, with a loss of most but not all the underlying black paper. This could make a nice representative example of this tough to find piece of ephemera. - s/n30938 - antq - item #DP-938bx - $2,500

Rare Mexican Model - .38 Single Action - 3rd Model revolver. - .38 S&W - 5" barrel - Factory refinished to excellent plus - About 100% of what markings indicate is a 1947 top quality factory refinish. Markings well retained. Good mech; bore might clean to fairly good. Excellent script logo hard rubber grips. - This shows every indication of being an original very rare Mexican Model: spur trigger w/ guard not integral to frame; flat sided hammer; no half-cock notch. - s/n16449 - antq - item #DS-Mex - $3,650

Smith & Wesson - .38 SA, 1st Model - Baby Russian revolver in desirable picture box - .38 S&W - 4" barrel. - Condition is excellent plus. - Extremely crisp; 99% original bright nickel with a few small dark spots; darkened case colors. Excellent mech & bore. Excellent hard rubber grips. - In good hinged green box. Right edge of lid is missing, including less than .25" of top label. Otherwise, picture label is very good, distinct graphics with gold edging of lettering intact. - Left front lid corner is broken. Good legible interior lid label appears to have had a red M.W. Robinson header at one time. Also, appearing as added in red "Being sure to have the Barrel Catch down to its place" above the top line. Interesting variation. W/ twisted wire brush. - s/n20375, from the K. Moldenhauer collection. - antq - item #DS-0375 - $2,950

Smith & Wesson - .38 Single Action - pearl gripped 2nd Model, in box. - .38 S&W - 3.25" barrel. - Condition is excellent plus. - Very crisp; 98-99% bright original nickel, with some pepper spotting primarily around sides of barrel rib; excellent case color & latch blue. Excellent tight mech; a couple individual pits in strong bright bore. Excellent pearl grips with a small chip to the top front corner of right panel. - Fine green hinged lid box, some edge wear, front corners of lid broken. Legible interior lid label. - s/n23997 - antq - item #DS-3997 - $1,575

Smith & Wesson - .32 Single Action revolver - in box - .32 S&W - 3" barrel. - Condition is excellent plus. - Extremely crisp; 99%+ original bright nickel, with a few small dark spots; excellent case colors. Excellent mech; bore should clean fine; excellent hard rubber grips. - In good hinged brown box; wear areas & light spots on exterior; lid corners broken; legible interior label. - s/n19074 - antq - item #DS-9074 - $1,235

Rare half plate - S&W Model One - 3rd Issue revolver, with holster. - .22 rimfire - Condition is fine to excellent. - The two tone "half plate" finish is quite unusual on this model. Frame retains about all of the original silver finish, which is tarnished & beginning to bubble in areas; frame & cylinder 30-40% blue gone dull, blended with plum patina. Working. Excellent rosewood grips. - With a soft leather period holster w/ stitching undone on main seam. - s/n12504 - antq - item #DC-2504 - $675

Smith & Wesson - Model one & a half, New Model - belly gun - .32 rimfire - Barrel shortened to 1-5/8" - Modified excellent condition. - 85-90% original nickel, turning milky; muted case colors. Good mech; fairly good bore. Sound rosewood grips w/ nearly all finish & numerous light usage marks. - Barrel & ejector stud neatly cut during period of use to make a handy hide-out pistol. Very colorful piece, must have been a good story here. - s/n68918 - antq - item #DC/DS-8918 - $575

Scarce blued - S&W .38 SA 1st Model - Baby Russian revolver. - .38 S&W - 3.25" barrel. - Fine condition. - Frame 80-90% original bright blue; barrel & cylinder mostly patina well blended w/ maybe 20% orig. blue. Fine mech & bore. Rare smooth wood grips, as correct for a blued Baby, show moderate usage marks. - Nice honest example of a scarce variation. - s/n17998 - antq - item #DS-7998 - $1,675

Smith & Wesson - Model One, Third Issue - in original box - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #250

S&W - .38 Single Action 1st Model - “Baby Russian” - .38 S&W, 3.25” barrel - About good condition. - Brown metal w/ faint traces nickel; readable markings.  Extractor needs assist retracting, otherwise working; pitted bore w/ visible rifling.  Worn intact hard rubber grips. - Ca.1876-1877. - s/n - 24432 - antq - item #DSB-24434 - $485

Gutta Percha "stand of flag" case - for S&W Model 1 -  - .This will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #232

Smith & Wesson - Model One, First Issue - Fourth type - . - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #253

Smith & Wesson - Model One, First Issue - Fifth type - - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #251

Smith & Wesson - Model One, Third Issue - scarce full silver-plate finish - . - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #255

Smith & Wesson - Model One & a half - New Model, rare half-plate finish. -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #252

S&W - Model One, 3rd issue -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #259

S&W - Model One, 2nd issue -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #1189

S&W - Model One, 2nd issue -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #257

S&W - Model One, 2nd issue - unusual marking -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #1190

S&W - Model One, 2nd issue -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #262

S&W - Model One, 2nd issue -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #1196

S&W - Model Two Old Army - “belly gun” - .32 rimfire; 4” cut barrel. - Modified Fine condition. - About 40% original blue remains on generally crisp metal.  Period of use modifications include cut barrel, rear sight blade inlet into barrel rib, & shortened hammer spur.  Good mech, usual bore, chip to heel of left grip.  Despite the low s/n the frame is the later 3 pin variation. - Very colorful tip-up, with good “Old West” feel to it. - s/n 3496 - antq - item #DSA-496 - $750

S&W - Model Two Old Army - .32 rf; 6” barrel. - Fair condition. - Gray metal w/ light roughness, partially cleaned; legible barrel address.  Not working; incorrect mainspring; sideplate may be replaced; loose hinge.  Good rosewood grips numbered to gun. - Civil War vintage. - s/n 10452 - antq - item #DSA-1045 - $535

Smith & Wesson - Model Two Old Army - - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #256

S&W - .38 Single Action, 2nd Model - rare 10” barrel - .38 S&W - Probably assembled, very good condition. - Light gray metal mostly indistinguishable from remaining nickel plating, all generously pepper spotted.  Very good markings include properly centered barrel address but with patent dates more appropriate for a .38 DA, and somewhat unusual mixed s/ns: frame 55066, latch 100484, barrel 100484 on one side & * (star) 58 on the other; pitting on rear of cylinder face obscures that s/n.  This would appear to be a 38 SA with a rare .38 DA 10” barrel mounted on it.  -  The unusual star marking on the barrel, usually associated with factory rework, could lead to speculation that this was assembled at the factory?  Good mech, usual bore, worn hard rubber grips with repaired crack to one panel.  Very rare barrel length; and whether of not it began life in this configuration, the gun has the appearance of having been like this forever. - s/n mixed, 55066 - antq - item #DSB-5066 - $1,350

S&W - .32 Single Action - with target sights -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #1192

S&W - .38 SA, 1st Model - "Baby Russian", scarce 4" barrel -  - .This gun will be sold in the Kull & Supica April 18-19, 2008, auction.  Full listing & online bidding at www.ArmsBid.com, lot #1193