Civil War era S&W model one, 2nd issue .22 pocket revolver S# 65548 for sale or trade. The model one was the first firearm the newly formed Smith and Wesson company produced. It was one of the world's very first cartridge revolvers and was also the world's first gun to be chambered in .22 rimfire. The design was popular enough that the patent had to be defended (successfully) in court. What a great time to start a firearms company with the Civil War starting a few years later. The model one may have been a fair, though diminutive, self defense gun in a world of mostly single shots with laborious reloads.
This particular revolver was made early enough to have been carried during the Civil War, and it is still in working order! It was recently fired using ORIGIONAL
BLACK POWER ONLY .22 SHORT cartridges. Though most of the original silver plating is intact, some of the brass frame can be seen coming thru at the wear points. Some of the original bluing is still on the barrel and cylinder and the bore is clean with sharp rifling. As a point of interest the rifling has no twists but is straight. The butt has a few dents, isn't in funny how some people use a fine firearm as a hammer? Also one of the grips may have been chipped during the aforementioned hammering and was repaired. The revolver appears to have been disassembled and a few of the assembly pins were replaced. All in all this is a very fine relic of the Civil War era and of early S&W revolver development. Feel free to ask questions or make corrections to my commentary. I am grateful for the extensive knowledge base here at the Forum. Asking $495. including shipping. First "I'll take it" or trade, I like Glocks and military pattern firearms and silver. You can also text me at 321 794 0018 I am in central FL.
FS/FT 2 guns Civil War S&W 1st model .22 pocket revolver and S&W Model 12-2 .38
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