.476 Cal. 4.5" barrel. SN: 122. Blued metal finish with polished hammer and barrel mounting checkered one piece walnut grips with lanyard loop to butt, half moon front blade and topstrap rear notch sights. Double action six shot loading gate revolver patterned after the solid frame Webley revolvers. Topstrap engraved with maker marking CHA'S SMITH/MARKET PLACE NEWARK. Model marking on left frame reads NO 7. Serial number matches on frame, barrel, loading gate, grips, and cylinder. Caliber mark to rear cylinder of 476. Birmingham firing proofs to frame, barrel, and between each chamber.

Born in 1844 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, Charles Smith was apprenticed to gunmaker David Nixon of Newark on Trent. By 1871, Smith was listed as a in the census as a gunmaker, and in 1878, he was made a partner in Nixon's business upon his master's death. By 1881, Smith was manufacturing firearms in his own name, and produced them as Charles Smith until 1892, when the name became Charles Smith & Sons. {ANTIQUE}

Very Good. Bore is Frosty with strong rifling throughout and a deep brown patina. Blued finish flaking and thinning with a brown patina dominating. Blue remains strongest on the rear farme, in cylinder flutes, and on the upper barrel. Mottled gray to brown patina on hammer and trigger. Grips display some light handling wear and dents. Action shows good timing.