My Smith & Wesson No.1½ New Model .32 caliber Rimfire Revolver is in amazing condition, as these current photos show.
That Factory blued finish on the frame is nearly perfect!
The high serial # 92900 makes dating the revolver's manufacture date to 1874-75.
The barrel/frame hinge has a bit of play, causing barrel wobble. I will tighten it up with a bench vice and aluminum vice blocks to protect the guns finish while in the vice.
UPDATE: The barrel wobble was eliminated completely with a few seconds of very careful pressure in the bench vice.
I have 11 reloadable .32 r.f. Short cases, and 14 of the .32 r.f. Long cases to reload with pyrodex, 6mm Flobert blanks and 0.315"(long) or 0.310"(short) roundball.
I will put together a compact field handloading kit so it can easily load 5 cartridges to fill the cylinder prior to shooting.
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