TY guys, turns out to be a Baby Russian, between the advice we got here, on the S&W Forum & Supica's Armchair Gunshow(pix of a Baby Rus), it is 1.
The grips are of a mottled streaked reddish brown plastic/celluoid(?) with the S&W logo.
Will hafta dig out the little German.22 rifle to look @ it.
The S&W mod 3, 3rd Russian is in decent shape, barrel was cut, 40% nickel or better, lanyard ring still there, spur uncut, bore is decent, so all in all we are pleased with them. Hoping our nephew wants them back @ some point.
Will try to post pix if I can get wife to take them
da gimp
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