Some have the Cyrillic markings ground off and English restamped. Some of these are marked in English some, Cyrillic. There were also 500 revolvers that were rejected from the Russian contract series and sold on the commercial market.
Some are found with 6' and 7' barrels, as well as standard 8'. Barrels are stamped in English and include the words 'Russian Model'. Commercial run of this model numbered approximately 4,655. These are rarely encountered, as most were shipped to Russia. All contract guns have 8' barrels and lanyard swivels on the butt. Russian double-headed eagle stamped on rear portion of barrel, with inspector's marks underneath it. They are marked in Russian Cyrillic letters. Approximately 20,000 Russian-Contract revolvers. 44 S&W Russian, is different from the 2nd Model Russian. S&W made several internal changes to this model to satisfy the Russian government. Configuration is about identical to American 2nd Model.
