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S&W model 1½ "tip up" revolver and St.John, New Brunswick City Police

Recently, while browsing through an auction site, and  I was pleased to come across a nickel plated S&W #1½ New model that was made between 1868-75,  which, at some time in the past, was a service pistol with the St.John NB Canada City Police Dept.

 this is my lovely factory blued .32 caliber rim fire S&W #1½ New model revolver! 

I think the first S&W rimfire revolvers were quite an elegant mechanical design, and it's too bad they didn't produce a .38RF "tip-up" model, like J.M Marlin did with their "Standard" series of tip-up revolvers.

The cartridges aren't original collectable & really expensive examples, they are like the widely available machined brass cases with off-center primer pockets that use 6mm rimfire starter pistol blanks, and filled with black powder, however, for the photo, the cases are empty and  I have seated a .32 caliber or .315" lead round ball.

19th century Revolver Advertising never fails to amuse!!!

 Prior to 1900, life for the average person living in America  was extremely difficult and nothing at all like today.

 Feral dogs roamed in packs and when mass production made  the bicycle affordable, more people were able to pedal further and expand their "world", but also increase their chances of facing dangerous situations during a time when an infected cut may be lethal.

Today, some ads like the first one here would cause outrage among the public, but in 1880, it would have been perfectly normal and understandable.

Some of my favorite 19th century American pistol & revolver advertising catalogs...

The revolver on the top left is a Norwich Pistol Co. "PROTECTOR" , just like the one which I own, and the "Charles J. Godfrey" Wholesale price list is dated :August 1, 1889.

 

Some of my Personal Antique Black Powder Pistols & Revolvers

 

Belgian Muff Pistol

.46" bore/shoots a patched .45 cal. RB

"Suicide Special" spur trigger revolver: Bliss & Goodyear "Protector" .32R.F Long

Smith & Wesson Model 1½ New Model/2nd issue .32R.F Long

Custom made  36 Gauge/.506" smoothbore:  In-Line Percussion action  Muzzleloading  Shot pistol circa 1870's.

This is a "Flobert" rifle that was modified into an in-line percussion muzzleloading shot pistol.