Smith & Wesson #3 Double Action

[wlw-19958]

Hi There,


I saw this over on Gun Auctions and it crack me up! If you
Scan down through the pics, you will see one showing the
top rib and its markings. Hysterical!

Just a moment...

Cheers!
Webb

 

[bigwagon]

I can't see anything in the photo you mentioned, but it looks like a Spanish or Belgian copy.

 

[mmaher94087]

Here it is, I hope.

 

[deadin]

Khyber Pass??

At least they got all of the letters right side up.....

 

[wlw-19958]

Hi There,

Here it is, I hope.

Yup! that's it. Good old "SMILL & WELSON of SPRANGFELD".


Cheers!
Webb

 

[Oldmanwesson]

Hi There,

Yup! that's it. Good old "SMILL & WELSON of SPRANGFELD".


Cheers!
Webb

Better than Smell & Wilson

 

[Oldmanwesson]

I have a similar one from a Belgian maker. It's a pin fire revolver marked "River Jonhson Arms & Cycle Works". These guys were either too stupid to get it right or too smart to get it right. At least with the mistakes they could claim that no trademark infringement was intended if they ever got sued...

 

[glowe]

Auction is still open, I think that is a no-no to post open auctions.

 

[TheTinMan]

Auction is still open, I think that is a no-no to post open auctions.

Auction over now - that is hysterically funny

 

[opoefc]

Actually, the misspelled stampings are pretty good marketing methods, considering the guns were mostly aimed at markets where buyers did not speak or read English and they could be fooled into thinking they were getting a real Smith & Wesson.