Model 3 Schofield Revolver Smith And Wesson Brass Commemorative Coin Uncirculated

Description

This listing is for one COIN UNCIRCULATED:

MODEL 3 SCHOFIELD REVOLVER
SMITH AND WESSON
BRASS COMMEMORATIVE COIN UNCIRCULATED

Coin is 50 mm in diameter
Front side shows the Model 3 Schofield Revolver and the surround is inscribed: “Smith And Wesson  Model 3 Schofield”.
Back side is blank.
Coin is brass.

Coin is not legal tender and has no face value.  Smith And Wesson calls it a coin but it could be considered a medal.

The S&W Model 3 Schofield was named after Major George W. Schofield,who made his own modifications to the S&W Model 3 to meet his perceptions of the U.S. Cavalry’s needs, which Smith & Wesson incorporated into an 1875 design they named after the Major, planning to obtain significant military contracts for the new revolver.

In 1875 the US Ordnance Board granted Smith & Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolver incorporating the design improvements of Major George W. Schofield (known as the “Schofield revolver”), providing they could make the revolvers work with the .45 Colt (AKA “.45 Long Colt”) ammunition already in use by the US military.  Smith & Wesson instead developed their own, slightly shorter .45 caliber round, the .45 Schofield, otherwise known as the .45 S&W.  When it became obvious in the field that the two cartridges would not work interchangeably in the Schofield (although they both worked in the Colt), the U.S. Government adopted the shorter .45 Schofield cartridge as the standard cartridge.  Despite the change, old stocks of the longer .45 Colt rounds in the supply line caused the Army to drop most of the Schofields and continue with the Colt.  Major Schofield had patented his locking system and earned a payment on each gun that Smith and Wesson sold.

Many of the S&W Model 3 Schofield revolvers saw service in the Indian Wars, and there are reports of them in use as late as the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War.  Like the other Smith and Wesson Model 3’s, they were also reportedly popular with lawmen and outlaws in the American West, and were reportedly used by Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin, Pat Garrett, Theodore Roosevelt, Virgil Earp, Billy the Kid, and many others.  While the standard barrel length was 7″, many Schofields were purchased as surplus by distributors, and had the barrels shortened to 5″, and were refinished in nickel.  Of the most notable purchasers of these reconditioned model 3 Schofield revolvers was Wells Fargo and Company, who purchased the revolvers for use by Wells Fargo Road Agents and had the barrels shortened to a more concealable 5 inch length.

The Schofield was produced in two versions, the First Model Schofield and the Second Model Schofield.  The First Model Schofield has a latch configuration that is rather pointed at the top and has a circle around the screw head at the bottom, whereas the Second Model latch has a large raised circle at the top of the latch.  One of General Schofield’s revisions and improvements to the predecessor Model 3 Revolvers included mounting the spring-loaded barrel catch on the frame as opposed to the standard Smith and Wesson Model 3 which has the latch mounted on the barrel.  Serial number range also will give an indication of whether it is First or Second Model, with the serial numbers changing from the First Model to the Second Model at a little over 3,000.

Above information re the history of the Model 3 Schofield revolver is courtesy of wikipedia.

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COIN HAS SUPERFICIAL NICKS, SCRATCHES AND WEAR OF FINISH FROM WAY THESE COINS ARE STACKED AND HANDLED AT THE MINT.

COIN HAS SPOTTING, TONING, AND/OR OXIDATION RELATED TO AGE.

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This 50 mm diameter coin is much larger than USA quarter (24.26 mm in diameter), USA half dollar (30.61 mm in diameter) and USA silver dollar (38.1 mm in diameter).

This Smith And Wesson Brass Coin makes a great collectible gift for yourself or any Smith And Wesson collector you know.

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