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SCARCE ENGRAVED REMINGTON SMOOT NEW MODEL NO. 2 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

SN 649. Cal. 32 RF Short. Nickel finish with 2-3/4″ ribbed oct bbl that has integral ejector housing and half moon front sight with 1-line address. Top frame is integral with the bbl. Mounted with 2-pc checkered hard rubber grips. Cylinder is fluted with five chambers. Revolver is very nicely engraved from the L.D. Nimschke shop with 60-70% coverage foliate arabesque patterns that have pearled background. Sides of the frame, above & below the cyl slot, are engraved in snake & dot patterns. Top strap, sides of the bbl & left side of the ejector housing are all engraved in leaf & vine patterns. Back strap is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and a dbl line snake & dot pattern. Cyl has matching foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes with a snake & dot pattern around rear edge. Only about 1,400 of the No. 2 Smoot in caliber 32 were manufactured in the period 1877-1885. These little revolvers were very popular in their day with ladies as muff pistols, gentlemen as concealed arms and gamblers and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Very few were engraved. PROVENANCE: The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about 99% strong bright nickel with the only losses on cylinder face. Grips are sound showing light diamond point wear, beginning to turn chocolate on right side. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with fine pitting. 4-56357 JR167 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1138


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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