Almost missed this awesome no3 aussie

It would be nice if old pieces like that could tell their story.

I never knew such a thing existed. Neato!

And if anyone is wondering, it sold for $3,225.09.

WestKentucky said:

View attachment 956234 This is a pretty slick setup. It’s a shame it’s not in better condition, but it’s a cool gun nonetheless. Very late in the auction so I grabbed a couple pics for folks to see before it closes.

sadly, not my gun and I have no affiliation with it other than the drool on my phone.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/883115445

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Hey its in pretty good shape..., Nice holster & stock holder. It has the stock.. That is no mean feat. Heck it has the leather for the stock. And that has a nice finish on it. That old nickel just did not age well.. But I hope when I get to be 130 years old I look half as good..

Thanks for sharing, that is a beauty.

Howdy

I have two of them. No, I do not have one of the detachable shoulder stocks.






The hole in the backstrap and the notch at the bottom of the butt are how the stock was attached.

Considering all the goodies that came with it, that is a fair price in today's market.

I don't know anything about a shipment to Australia, but since Australia was still part of the British Empire at the time, it makes sense that it carries the British Broad Arrow acceptance mark. Visible at the bottom of the butt, three straight lines forming a stylized arrow head. The Broad Arrow can also be seen stamped on the inside of one of the holsters. Chambered for 44 Russian, which was the most popular chambering for the New Model Number Three. In all, they were chambered for 13 or 14 cartridges, I would have to look up exactly how many. Mine are also chambered for 44 Russian.

WestKentucky said:

It’s a shame it’s not in better condition...

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I often find genuine used veterans far more interesting than pristine museum pieces.

Howdy Again

Just so you know, the one on the right, that looks pristine, shipped in 1882. It looks pristine because it was refinished at the factory in 1965. The one on the left left the factory in 1896. It has not been refinished, the blue is mostly gone from the barrel, the underlying steel has a patina of dark oxidation. A few blemishes to the blue on the frame and cylinder too. The one on the left actually has an interesting history. It was shipped to Taketa & Co. Yokohama, Japan. Part of a large shipment to Japan. Japan bought a lot of these. I always wonder how it wound up back in the US. I suspect it may have come back in a GI's duffel bag after WWII. I bought it from a guy at a gun show who really did not know much about it, other than he bought it from a collector. I got the info on where and when it shipped from Roy Jinks, the official S&W historian.