Original Excellent U.S. Smith & Wesson Japanese Army Contract No. 3 Russian 3rd Model .44cal Revolver - matching serial 5496 French Pistols It is a nice khaki

It is a nice khaki canvas pouch

Issued by the French Republic for service during the Great War 1914-1918 after WWI

and we do not expect to see another anytime soon

It is still the required button for the Army Engineers' uniform

so could be an arsenal replacement

Original Excellent U.S. Smith & Wesson Japanese Army Contract No. 3 Russian 3rd Model .44cal Revolver - matching serial 5496 French Pistols It is a nice khakiOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a fantastic example of a very rare Revolver to find, and only the first example that we have had the pleasure of handling! This is a very nice Smith & Wesson "New Model" No. 3 revolver in . 44 Russian caliber, which bears an Imperial Japanese Army inspection stamp on the top of the barrel rib, just behind the patent markings. As a result of the "Meiji Restoration" that ended the Tokugawa shogunate and