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Old Model Russian

by | Sep 10, 2019 | Departments, Shooting from the Hip

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Almost as soon as Smith & Wesson’s (S&W) Model 3 “American,” the first practical big-bore metallic cartridge revolver, was introduced in 1870, a sample was presented to Russian military attaché Gen. Alexander Gorloff. By May 1, 1871, the first of many large contracts for the Russian military were being filled. The single-action handgun also began going through several modifications—most


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