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1143
$9,200.00

EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL NO. 4 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

SN 10373. Cal. 41 RF Short. Gold finish with 2-1/2″ rnd bbl that has half moon front sight and 1-line address. Mounted with Remington factory synthetic faux ivory grips. Revolver has full gold finish with nickel plated cyl pin, hammer & trigger. It is engraved by L.D. Nimschke with about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns on sides, top strap & back strap. Sides of the bbl boss are engraved with hunter stars and sides of the bbl are engraved with feather panels. Cylinder is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns on lands between the flutes. Accompanied by an orig purple satin & velvet lined, black leatherette casing with beveled lid & bottom. Interior of case is French fitted for the revolver and recessed for a mushroom handle brass & steel cleaning rod. Left rear corner has a cartridge block containing 6-rds of ammunition. Only about 23,000 of these revolvers were produced in two calibers, 1877-1888. Of that number about 5,000 were in caliber 41. The number of engraved revolvers is certainly rare and those with special finishes even more rare and cased examples extremely rare. PROVENANCE: The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about 99% crisp orig finish with some slight sharp edge thinning; cyl is of equal condition. Trigger & hammer retain about all of their orig nickel. Right grip has a tiny hairline on the rear edge, otherwise grips are extremely fine and show a mellow ivory-like patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to be new & unfired. Case is sound with light edge wear and retains most of its orig black leather finish; satin lining in the lid shows deterioration from contact with the cyl and moderate fading; bottom is soiled from contact with the revolver, otherwise purple velvet retains bright clean color. Altogether a very rare set. 4-56363 JR164 (6,500-8,500) – Lot 1143


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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