Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Japanese Navy Contract New Model No. 3 Top Break .44cal Revolver - serial 9370 Category_Accessories and still in the original

and still in the original percussion configuration

It the blade shape is the Shinogi-zukuri

The sweatband is maker marked WPB and the underside of the leather sweatband is marked with size 55

Most likely it was never issued

They come complete with leather neck strap and an excellent condition U

Original U.S. Smith & Wesson Japanese Navy Contract New Model No. 3 Top Break .44cal Revolver - serial 9370 Category_Accessories and still in the originalOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a really nice and rare Revolver to find, and only the second example that we have had the pleasure of handling! This is a very nice Smith & Wesson "New Model" No. 3 revolver in . 44 Russian caliber, which bears the "Wavy Anchor" proof of the Japanese Kure Naval District on the underside of the frame forward of the trigger guard. As a result of the "Meiji Restoration" that ended the Tokugawa shogunate and