Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Short Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 22418 British Military Maps The moral of my story

The moral of my story is plain as you can see

serial number 9630

a PBY Catalina landed in six-foot (2 m) swells to save the pilot of a downed P-51 Mustang

The "wing" safety functions correctly

and has a distinctive mounting hook welded on the bottom of the barrel

Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 1 2nd Issue .22 Short Revolver in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 22418 British Military Maps The moral of my storyOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now