Here's a quick comparison photo of the original Daniel Wesson's revolutionary new revolver, the "Baby Russian" ( the original was a .44 caliber version created for the Tzar's private army ) and grandson Daniel's innovation.

The "baby" was assembled July 13th, 1876, shipped to a Chicago gun dealer and sold to the St. Louis police department. I have the provenance for it. The finish is in too poor of a condition to be a collector's piece but it's a fun conversation item. Yes, it still shoots. It amazes me with the craftsmanship. Especially considering it was made without the use of electrical power.

I haven't researched the date of manufacture on the .357 but it is from the "good" years before DW re-organized. The counter guys at the local gun range were impressed even though they were all "automatic" guys. Of course they might also have been pumping my ego just to sell as many of those .38 special reloads as possible!