I recently received a revolver that belonged to my great-grandfather. Any information about the revolver would be greatly appreciated.

It is a top-break model chambered for 38 S&W. S/N 333XXX, 3 1/4 inch barrel, fixed sights.

It appears to have been nickel plated at some point.

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Welcome! This is a .38 Double Action from the mid- to late 1890 decade. It has been refinished in nickel, as S & W did not finish their hammers and triggers in this way. It was produced from 1880 and was available until 1911, with over 550,000 produced. Hope this is helpful.

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Alan
SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

With that serial, 333,xxx, it is a .38 Double Action 4th Model made in serial range 322,701 to 539,000 from 1895 to 1909.
The BATF Curio & Relic List shows serial # 380,023 as the starting point for C&R's in this Model, so anything before would be classified as an antique.

Ditto on the refinish......

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Dean
SWCA #680 SWHF #446

Thank you both. This is what I wanted to know.

The story goes that my great grandfather carried this while he was a switchman for the railroad in the early 1900s.