Original U.S. Factory Presentation Grade Smith & Wesson 4th Model .32 Revolver marked to LW - serial 100301 Nepalese Cache Extras The underside of the rim

The underside of the rim is stamped HS 97

The brass butt plate tang bears the engraving:- B / 21  indicating that the musket had been issued to the 44th  Regiment of Foot

As with most Wars it was imagined it would be over in short order but the distances involved to the Crimea on the Black Sea and the brutal conditions on site caused terrible illness with great loss of life

and had to be transferred out of the unit to an artillery company in early 1968

Although such sidearms could

Original U.S. Factory Presentation Grade Smith & Wesson 4th Model .32 Revolver marked to LW - serial 100301 Nepalese Cache Extras The underside of the rimOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptional example of Smith & Wesson's "32 Double Action" Fourth Model revolver, first introduced in 1883. A popular design, approximately 239,600 of this model were made between 1883 and 1909. This example dates from around 1888, and displays top of the line factory appointments. It is fully factory scroll engraved, nickel plated, and fitted with monogrammed mother of pearl grips. We are told that the L.