SMITH & WESSON "FRONTIER", DOUBLE ACTION, FIRST MODEL, .44 CALIBER REVOLVER. MARKED "44 SW CTG", BUT HAS THE LONG CYLINDER (1-9/16"), AND CHAMBERS A .44-40 SHELL. BORE IS VERY GOOD+ NEAR EXCELLENT. MECHANICS ARE EXCELLENT AND TIGHT. HAS FACTORY ORIGINAL PEARL GRIPS, WITH THE LEFT SIDE HAVING A REPAIRED HORIZONTAL CRACK, SMOOTH. HAS A 6 1/2" RIBBED BARREL, WITH EXCELLENT SMITH & WESSON MARKINGS. SERIAL #45250 MATCHING. METAL OVERALL HAS AN AGED GREY FINISH, WITH SOME FINE PITTING IN AREAS. BELLE STARR "THE BANDIT QUEEN OF INDIAN TERRITORY" CARRIED ONE OF THESE, AS WELL AS TEXAS GUNFIGHTER JOHN WESLEY HARDIN, SHOT DEAD IN A GUNFIGHT AT EL PASO'S ACME SALOON, AUG. 19, 1895. A GREAT EARLY WESTERN REVOLVER, WITH A WONDERFUL LOOK.
