We occasionally see posts where somebody took possession of a gun that belonged to their dad or grandpa, but how about a grandmother! I recently visited one of my cousins and he traded me my grandmother's revolver for a Nazi dagger that I had bought from his dad years ago. I will most likely get the dagger back eventually, so the relative value end of the transaction isn't a big deal to me.
The revolver is a Smith & Wesson Model 1, 3rd type, made approximately 1870. It fires .22 short, and as you can see is very small! You have to remove the cylinder to load it. My cousin says he has shot it, but it was originally designed for black powder so I won't be trying it out with modern cartridges. It is nickel plated and has beautiful rosewood grips.
I have no doubt that my grandmother actually carried this pistol, it fits exactly what I remember of her. She was known to be quite handy with a shotgun too. It is the only gun I have that belonged to an ancestor, so I am pretty tickled to get it.
The revolver is a Smith & Wesson Model 1, 3rd type, made approximately 1870. It fires .22 short, and as you can see is very small! You have to remove the cylinder to load it. My cousin says he has shot it, but it was originally designed for black powder so I won't be trying it out with modern cartridges. It is nickel plated and has beautiful rosewood grips.
I have no doubt that my grandmother actually carried this pistol, it fits exactly what I remember of her. She was known to be quite handy with a shotgun too. It is the only gun I have that belonged to an ancestor, so I am pretty tickled to get it.
