SOLD: S&W New Model 3 SA .44 Russian with Factory Letter

A scarce blued S&W New Model 3 SA .44 Russian with Factory Letter. 6″ barrel chambered in .44 Russian. Pinned full radius front sight with “V” notch rear sights. Two-piece black gutta percha grips, checkered with diamond and S&W monogram. Serial # 2967X. Comes with a Smith & Wesson archival letter dated January 10, 2013 and signed by S&W Factory Historian Roy G. Jinks. Letter documents the revolvers’ correct configuration and shipment to famed western gunsmith W.F. Sheard on August 3, 1896. CONDITION: Very fine overall with 40% original blue overall with the remainder in a pleasant gray patina. The cylinder has gone gray. Bore is fine and bright with very light pitting. Action indexes perfectly and lock-up is tight. Trigger pull is excellent, and I suspect that it was tuned by W.F. Sheard. The original gutta percha grips are excellent, faded slightly to a deep chocolate brown. (EABK-256)