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Smith & Wesson produced large numbers of the Model 3, in three distinct models, for the Russian Empire by special order. The first was the 1st Model Russian (the original order design), with the Russian Ordnance Inspector mandating a number of improvements to the design, resulting in the 2nd Model Russian, with a final revision to the Russian ...
The Schofield revolver (a variant of the Smith & Wesson Model 3) was patented in the USA on 20 June 1871 and 22 April 1873 by Smith & Wesson. It was a Smith & Wesson Model 3 that was modified, due to a suggestion by Major George Schofield, to make it easier for a cavalryman to reload while riding. While the Colt 45 had more power, the speed at ...
Smith & Wesson: FN 5.7×28mm 9×19mm Parabellum 10mm Auto.22 LR.22 WMR.30 Super Carry.357 SIG.380 ACP.40 S&W.45 ACP United States: 2005 Smith & Wesson Model 22: Smith & Wesson.45 ACP.45 Auto Rim.45 GAP United States: 1917 Smith & Wesson Model 25: Smith & Wesson.45 ACP.45 Colt United States: 1955 Smith & Wesson Model 625: Smith & Wesson.45 ACP ...
Smith & Wesson.38 Special/44 6 United States: 1930–1941, 1946–1966 Smith & Wesson Governor: Smith & Wesson.410 bore.45 ACP.45 Colt: 6 United States: 2011-present Smith & Wesson Ladysmith (M-frame) Smith & Wesson.22 Long United States: 1902-1921 Smith & Wesson Model 1: Smith & Wesson.22 Short: 7 United States: 1857-1882 Smith & Wesson Model ...
Smith & Wesson First Model, First Issue 1859. The Smith & Wesson Model 1 was the first firearm manufactured by Smith & Wesson, with production spanning from 1857 to 1882.It was the first commercially successful revolver to use rimfire cartridges instead of loose powder, musket ball, and percussion caps.
Used in the Smith & Wesson Model 3, it was introduced around 1869. [1] Between 1871 and 1873, the .44 Model 3 was used as the standard United States Army sidearm. [1] It was also offered in the Merwin Hulbert & Co. Army revolvers.
In the early 1870s, General Alexander Gorloff, the military attaché assigned to the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., approached Smith & Wesson about the possibility of negotiating a military sales contract for the purchase of a large number of Smith & Wesson Model 3 revolvers for the Imperial Russian Army. [1] [3]
Schofield made modifications to the original Model 3 revolver, patented his locking system, and earned a payment on each gun that Smith & Wesson sold. His older brother John was the head of the Army Ordnance Board at the time, and this conflict-of-interest may have been the main reason for the Army's adoption of Schofield's revolver. [3]