Smith & Wesson No. 2 Old Model "Army", .32 Rim Fire Long Revolver $2100

Please text anytime 6476871484. Fully functional very smooth action no PAL needed.
Comes with RCMP paperwork.   Reloadable ammo is available but sold separately.

Smith & Wesson No. 2 Old Model "Army", .32 Rim Fire Long Revolver
This "Old Model Army" revolver is in fine condition. The action is accurate, the cylinder indexes and locks properly, and the hinge is strong, without play or wiggle. The bore of the five-inch barrel is very good and bright, with crisp rifling. The grips are excellent and undamaged, with minor handling marks. SN 51987.

History & Background
Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson acquired Rollin White’s patent (1855) for the bored-through cylinder to manufacture what they originally called the No. 1 revolver in .22 rim fire. It proved to be a rather ineffective little pocket revolver but was nonetheless very popular with civilians as a personal protective weapon. In 1861, just as the civil war gained momentum, S&W decided that they needed a larger caliber revolver in order to be able to convince the buying public (many of them enlisted in the war) that their gun was a viable protective option and useful as a back-up gun in battle. The scaled-up design was duly named the No. 2 and was nicknamed the “Army”, as it was widely used by military personnel as a personal side arm. Smith & Wesson retained and defended the Rollin White patent aggressively throughout the civil war period, and until its expiry in 1870, and therefore the No. 2 “Army” would be the only American made cartridge revolver used during this conflict (although several “unlicensed” makers added their wares into the fray, such as Uhlinger, Pond and Moore). The model is called “Old Model” due to its frame shape – the square butt and octagonal barrel of the model 1 ½ First Issue, as compared to the bird’s head grip and round barrel of the Second Issue. There is no “New Model” Army.