Smith and Wesson. 38 Double-Action Revolve
Steel, partly nickel-plated; silver
Springfield, Mass, about 1883
I selected a beautiful Smith and Wesson firearm with a grip and mount designed and created by Tiffany and Company. Tiffany and Company is well-known for silver jewelry. However, during Civil War, Tiffany presented swords to heroes of the Union army and navy. In the 1880’s and 1890’s, famous American gun makers such as Winchester, Colt, and Smith and Wesson, used Tiffany’s elaborately decorative grips and mounts for firearms.
As for this firearm, the swirling lizard design is the Art Nouveau motif and the silver grip has a hammered surface that was popular in domestic silverware of the period. I think that it looks like jewelry, which attracts people.
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