Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/2 scale Smith & Wesson “Russian” top break, single action revolver, made by Miniart in Moscow, Russia. 6 1/4″ long overall with a 3 7/16″ barrel of about .20 caliber. Blue steel finish except for the hammer and trigger which are straw colored. Two piece walnut grips with yellow brass escutcheons and a single screw entering from the left side. The hammer has both half and full cock. The hammer spur and the ends of the barrel release are checkered. Pinned blade type front sight, “U” notch rear sight. The top of the barrel laser engraved with the Russian Cyrillic barrel address and the serial # “003”. The rear of the cylinder stamped “3”, and also laser engraved “003”. The bottom of the butt laser engraved “003” just behind the lanyard ring. The bottom rear of the barrel laser engraved “MINIART, RUSSIA” in two lines. Fully functional. Complete with the original Miniart walnut hinged top casing with push button latch. The top of the case inlaid with a lighter colored wood circle with the intertwined Smith & Wesson logo hand carved in high relief. The case interior semi French fit and lined in a burgundy velour. The interior has a walnut bracket for lack of a better word, that holds six solid yellow brass dummy cartridges. The bottom of the case covered in the same burgundy velour as the interior, with four wood hemispherical feet at the corners. It’s been years since I’ve been able to offer one of these for sale! Stock # ES-8. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
