August Stukenbrok's company in Einbeck. A pioneer of the mail order business in Germany. Most famous for his affordable bicycles, he also sold watches, jewelry, cameras, toys, .... oh, and enough guns and hunting supplies that in 1912 he published a separate 200-page catalog just for that.

10 pages of European-made revolvers, no Colt, and ONE Smith & Wesson.

Just thought some here might find that mildly interesting .

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Can't read the captions, but the gun is obviously a foreign copy depicted as a S&W, Note the two screws holding the trigger guard on, the screw in the top frame ahead of the rear sight, the rearward placement of the front sight, the non-S&W logo in the stock, the fat - heavily curved hammer spur, the long ejector housing under the barrel, etc., etc., etc.

They may be selling S&Ws, but the image is definitely not one.

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Gary
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Excellent observations. The topbreaks aren't my strong suit at all; I'd noticed only the odd front sight and the (non)-logo on the stock.

The "model Smith & Wesson" can be ambiguous too. I'm wondering whether he may have been selling Spanish copies, like his competitor Adolf Frank in Hamburg (ALFA) did.

The style of the hammer and the placement of the front sight lead me to believe it might be a Belgium copy. I found a currency converter, and if it is accurate, 11 German Marks would convert to $2.60 in 1900.

A 38 DA S&W would have been advertised at $12 in the US in 1900.

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Gary
SWCA 2515

I'm with Gary. That is the advertiser's COPY of the Model S&W revolver.

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