Smith & Wesson 38 Double Action Third Model – .38 S&W – DA – Top Break

This is a no reserve penny auction for a Smith & Wesson 38 Double Action Third Model top break revolver in .38 S&W. Serial number- 234294. This revolver is in fair condition for its age with some scratches, pitting, and a complimentary patina to the original nickel finish. The bore is in fair condition with the rifling visible but with some slight pitting visible. It features a 3.25" barrel and good timing and lockup for a revolver this old! Everything functions smoothly with an immaculate double action trigger pull to match.

Smith & Wesson's top-break. 38 Double Action was introduced in 1880 at almost the same time as its cousin, the smaller .32 Double Action. This revolver was chambered in .38 S&W caliber with a five-shot cylinder and featured the simultaneous, automatic cartridge extraction that the top-break S&W was becoming famous for. The. 38 Double Action was built on the same Model 2 frame as the .38 Single Action that Smith & Wesson introduced four years earlier. This reasonably powerful, medium-flame pocket-sized revolver quickly became very popular. These were the "Chief's Specials" of their day, and except for the barrel lengths, these .38s were actually smaller and lighter than the modern J-frame .38 Chief's Special revolver. Smith & Wesson manufactured the. 38 Double Action up until 1911, by which time a total of 554,077 revolvers had been produced.