The accompanying factory letter states the revolver was shipped on October 29, 1907 to V.B.D.G. Co. (address unknown) with a 6 ½ inch barrel in .44 S&W Russian, target sights and blue finish. Comes with three multi-caliber 6 ½ inch barrel/cylinder sets featuring target sights, respective caliber designation marking on the left side and one-line rib address. Caliber marked New Model No. 3 barrels are rarely encountered. The .38-44 S&W set is not serialized. The .32-44 S&W set features a barrel latch numbered “35624,” just 10 digits away from the revolver serial number (35614). The .44 S&W Russian set, which is currently on the revolver, features a barrel numbered “35654,” just 40 digits away from the revolver serial number, a cylinder numbered to the gun and a removed fixed rear sight. Both .38-44 and .32-44 barrels have pinned Call bead front sights. The left side of the grip frame has a May 1911 factory return date (“5.11”), and the barrel sets are stamped with the S&W factory diamond refinish marking. The other two barrel sets were likely added when the revolver returned to the factory in 1911. All three cylinders are the 1 9/16 inch "long" variation. Provenance: The Dr. Gerald Klaz Collection

Very fine. The revolver retains 90% of the factory reapplied blue finish with the balance a smooth brown patina. The hammer and trigger guard retain 95% of the case colors. The replacement grips are fine with some minor handling marks and crisp checkering overall. The extra .32-44 and .38-44 barrel sets retain 98% of the factory reapplied blue finish and have bent target rear sights. Mechanically excellent. A New Model No. 3 Target with three barrels chambered in the popular target calibers.