Original Japanese Contract U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army .32cal Revolver with 6" Barrel - Matching Serial 60494 British Bayonets and also is marked MA

and also is marked MA S 1896

There are areas where the base metal shows through due to loss of the plating

The Shabraque has a pair of "windows

showing the usual rounding of the edges from use

It also made the maker logo a bit faint as well

Original Japanese Contract U.S. Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army .32cal Revolver with 6" Barrel - Matching Serial 60494 British Bayonets and also is marked MAOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a Japanese Contract Smith & Wesson . 32 caliber rimfire Model 2 Army Revolver, made in the late 1860s or early 1870s. It features a 6 inch unshortened barrel, and has a lovely service worn patina of age. As a result of the "Meiji Restoration" that ended the Tokugawa shogunate and returned power to the Emperor, the country began a period of "Enlightened Rule." Japan ended