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Identify this S&W Top Break .32.
Gunswapper
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I need help identifying this S&W revolver. The barrel is 3 1/2 inches, it has a pinned front sight, the serial number on the bottom of the grip and on the rear of the cylinder is 98877. This is nickeled and engraved; it looks original to me. The grips appear to be mother of pearl. At least 80% nickle remains. This works double action only. Is it supposed to work single action also? The top of the barrel has two lines of inscription.(I may be wrong on some of the dates, they are small and hard to read!) The top line looks like: SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS U.S.A. PAT'D JAN 24 60. The bottom line looks like: JULY 11 65 REISSUE JULY 26 71 MAY 11 82 JAN 6 89. I would like to know the model, date of manufacture, and approximate value. Thanks!
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EDIT #1, Being Nunn's S & W is engraved and has a factory letter to back it up. This one is most likely also factory. If anything the engraving on this 4th Model, looks like much higher quality then the one Nunn has on the auction.
Yours is a later model. .32 S&W 3rd model?. Price in condition depicted about $125-$150. Not an uncommon representation of top-breaks.
Sometime during the production run S&W used a square sideplate, either prior to the 2nd model, or after yours. Don't remember.
Best, Joe
Any idea as to DOM?
Flayderman states serials under 209,300 made before 1899, so yours with 98,000 serial and 1889 patent date probably made early 1890s.
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