Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver

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Smith & Wesson No. 3 "Russian Model"
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Third Model Russian
Type	Service Revolver
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	U.S. Military, Imperial Russia
Wars	Indian Wars, Russian conflicts
Production history
Manufacturer	Smith & Wesson
Produced	1870–1889?, 1995–Present
Number built	c. 500,000 (including reproductions)
Specifications
Caliber	.44 Russian
Action	Single Action
Feed system	6-round cylinder
Sights	fixed front post and rear notch

The Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver (also known as the Schofield Revolver and the Smith & Wesson Russian Model) was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from 1870 to the late 1880s, and again recently as a reproduction by Smith & Wesson themselves, Armi San Marco, and Uberti.

The S&W No. 3 was originally chambered in a variety of cartridges, most commonly .44 S&W, .44 Russian, and .45 S&W, whilst the modern reproductions are chambered in .38 Special, .45 Long Colt, .44 Russian, and .44-40.