S&W Russians and Americans

[Poodleshooter]

From my recent visit to the Cody Museum, a nice sample of S&W #3 Russians and Americans. Apologies for the slightly underexposure!

[Coal Creek Griff]

Thanks for posting that!  It's been too long since I've been out to Cody.  Periodically I get out my pictures and gaze, but I need to make another trip soon.

CC Griff

[Jake C]

Thank you for sharing! The Missus and I will be out that way next September for our Second Anniversary. We're both extremely excited to see the Firearms Museum in Cody. From the pictures I've seen, it looks amazing.

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[Poodleshooter]

One of the rarest things to see at Cody are the Winchester revolver prototypes. I believe those were part of Winchester's successful attempt at dissuading Colt from continuing with the Burgess rifle project.
They are probably the ultimate rarity of "Frontier Iron".
Sadly, I forgot to take pics of them. 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

This seems as appropriate a place to post this as anywhere.

I attended the Amoskeag Auction in Manchester NH a few weeks ago.

There was an American that I was sorely tempted to bid on. The American model is the only S&W #3 Top Break that I don't have an example of yet. It was a parts gun, not all original, and the hinge was a bit loose. But if the price had been right I would have bid on it.

As luck would have it, I won something else earlier in the day that ate up most of my funds.

And the American went for more $$$ than I wanted to spend.

http://www.amoskeagauction.com/112/1511.php



One of these days I will find an American. And it will be fun loading heeled bullets for it.