A Rare Presentation Quality .44 Henry Rimfire Smith & Wesson Model

7 inch round barrel with standard Smith & Wesson patent markings up to Aug.24.69, humpbacked grip-strap, spurred trigger-guard and grips of rounded contour, the grips faced with sheet silver decorated with pricked and roll-engraved foliage and border ornament, the left grip stamped in 1917 with British Cypriot firearms registration numbers, case-hardened hammer, the remaining major components richly overlaid with gold vegetal scrolls and star and crescent motifs on a blued ground, the overlay signed ‘work of ‘Izzat’ on the top of the barrel, in original soft leather holster and sold with four British Cypriot customs and firearms registration documents, 1917-1942

Estimate:£7,000

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