Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Short Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 22418 British Military Maps the handle was claimed to

the handle was claimed to be less liable to catch fire or break than the traditional wooden types

The moral of my story is plain as you can see

and has a distinctive mounting hook welded on the bottom of the barrel

but used a different stock and pistol grip

Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Short Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 22418 British Military Maps the handle was claimed toOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now