Help identifying old revolver.

[driztan]

Friend of mine and her mom were going through their attic and came across this old revolver. Asked me for help identifying it and estimating a value.

I'm thinking its a British Service Revolver.

Its a Smith & Wesson.

On the barrel it has pat. dates. Feb 6/06 Sept 14/09 and Dec 29/14.

Thanks in advance!

[sgruenhagen44]

I'm no expert or anything but it looks kinda like a colt 1889. No idea on the value though.

[Cuda66]

That is definitely not a Colt. It is, as the op stated a S&W.

Probably a Victory model in .38/200, if it's actually a British service revolver.

[driztan]

That is definitely not a Colt. It is, as the op stated a S&W.

Probably a Victory model in .38/200.

Sorry I edited that in my OP, his post beat me to my edit. Sorry.

[brad3579]

Friend of mine and her mom were going through their attic and came across this old revolver. Asked me for help identifying it and estimating a value.

I'm thinking its a British Service Revolver.

Its a Smith & Wesson.

On the barrel it has pat. dates. Feb 6/06 Sept 14/09 and Dec 29/14.

Thanks in advance!

Not sure if this will help but here is one that sold last summer.
http://www.gunauction.com/buy/11161817/ ... ing-c-and-

[LePetomane]

Looking at the cylinder release, my guess is that it is a Smith & Wesson as well. A way to rule out Colt is the direction of rotation of the cylinder as Colt revolvers rotate clockwise.

[DanM]

Looking at the cylinder release, my guess is that it is a Smith & Wesson as well. A way to rule out Colt is the direction of rotation of the cylinder as Colt revolvers rotate clockwise.

Careful with over-generizations. Recent model Colt revolvers, yes. Old Colt revolvers, no: 1889 Navy, Officer Models, Officer Model Target, New Army, New Navy models near the turn of the century (1900) had 'counter-rotating' cylinders. The Officer Model Target was produced until about 1930, so that may help put 'old Colt' models in historic perspective.

It may have been marketing, but they claimed that the clockwise rotation of the Colt tended to keep the swing-out cylinder closed, while "Brand X" 's tended to open the cylinder.

Plus the cylinder release pictured is clearly not Colt. It's Smith & Wesson.