Actually, the S&W copy would be the "Oscillante", The Dreadnought was the Iver Johnson copy. Sears and Roebucks sold a lot of foreign firearms through their catalogs, he may have gotten it from Sears.The cost at the time would probably be around 4 to 5 dollars when Colts and S&W's were selling for 13 to 15 dollars. Many times Sears and Roebucks would discount their inexpensive guns even more.