S&W Frontier Revolver 44-40 - 6.5" with Factory Letter

Serial #13355, .44-40 (.44 WCF), 6 1/2” barrel with a fine, bright bore that has traces of freckling within the grooves. This is a handsome revolver that retains 70-75% of the original blue finish on the metal with silvering and fading at the muzzle, as well as along the sides of the barrel. The rear of the frame has some further ruddy-brown freckling towards the grip/frame juncture, with further gray fading along the gripstraps, which have developed a dull plum-brown patina. Areas of original blue remain within the cylinder flutes, with the balance of the metal having a pale gray-brown patina, while the hammer and trigger have some original color case-hardened finish remaining and pale, freckled gray on the balance. The frame, cylinder, barrel, and latch all have matching numbers. The checkered walnut grips are correct, but numbered to a different gun on the interior. The grips are in very good condition with some minor handling marks and some flattening of the points, mainly on the right side panel. The lock-up is still tight and the revolver functions perfectly in both single and double-action. The revolver is accompanied by a 2016 dated Smith & Wesson factory letter that lists a shipping date of July 16, 1904, to the J.M. Hadesty & Son Co. (no address given). This is a handsome DA Smith and is in fine original condition. Antique