6 Inch 1891
I reread the S&W History Letter, it appears that although they were first sold in 1891 as revolvers & cased sets, selling as single shots only started in 1893, which would make this a first year single shot. Inside the barrel's left "ear" is stamped the letter "C", I asked Roy Jinks about it, he said he had only ever seen them on cased sets, but has never seen anything to support that as the reason why. The company that it was shipped to, Folsom Arms Co. in New york City, was an arms manfacturer that produced firearms under well over a hundred different brands. One can only guess why a rival maker would order one from S&W, especially in a single shot configuration.
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