^Lot 2300 FIVE-SCREW SMITH & WESSON PRE-27 DA REVOLVER.

Cal. 357 Mag. S# S133872. Bbl. 6 1/2" pinned. Patridge front sight. Adjustable square notch rear sight. Matching numbers on frame, bbl., cyl. & extractor. 1954-1955 made revolver. 6-shot recessed cyl. Blued finish with case colored trigger & target hammer. Unnumbered later replacement checkered target grips with silver S&W medallions. CONDITION: front bottom of right grip panel shows a light chip, grips otherwise show a couple spots of chipped checkering, scattered finish loss & handling wear. Hammer & trigger retain most of their case colors with scattered oxidation. Balance of metal retains 95% original blue with scattered edge wear & some light dings on both sides of rear of frame. Hammer pushes off in SA mode but is otherwise functional when hand cycled. Very good plus bright bore with strong rifling. (26-2855/MJC). CURIO. $1000-1500.