EXTRAORDINARILY RARE REMINGTON BEALS NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHERETTE BOX AND ACCESSORIES.

SN 2491. Cal 36. Very rare Beals Navy percussion revolver, blue finish with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, dovetailed German silver cone front sight & fixed groove rear sight in the top strap. Bbl has 2-line Beals address with the SN on the bottom flat. Mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips that are matching numbered to this revolver. Serial number was observed on bottom flat of bbl, left side of buttstrap under the grip and in pencil inside each grip. Accompanied by an incredibly rare, original Remington 2-pc black leatherette box that is partitioned in the bottom for the revolver, an eagle & stars flask, a Remington brass bullet & ball mold with blue steel sprue cutter, a hickory & steel worm/cleaning rod and a rare cardboard box of Scheidt Brothers percussion caps. This revolver, box & accessories is pictured on page 33 of The Guns of Remington, Madus & Remington Society. This book was a compilation of Remington Arms loaned to the Cody Firearms Museum for a stand-alone exhibit in 1997 titled It Never Failed Me: The Arms & Art of the Remington Arms Company. Page 33 of referenced publication also pictures an identical set, SN 460 with the notation “Only two cardboard boxed sets of Remington-Beals belt revolvers are known to survive.” According to consignor there are actually four known surviving sets. Regardless, this is an extremely rare offering. Our revolver SN 2491 is misidentified in the book as SN 2941 but there is no doubt whatsoever that this is the revolver, box & accessories in the photograph. The lender of this revolver at that time was F. “Slim” Kohler. PROVENANCE: F. “Slim” Kohler Collection. Gary Phillips Collection. CONDITION: Revolver, for a Beals Navy is extremely fine. Few of them survive today and of those extremely few have any orig finish remaining. This revolver shows about 80-85% glossy orig blue on the bbl & loading lever with the loss areas flaked to a light patina. Frame retains traces of finish in the most sheltered areas being mostly a blue/gray patina with a few scattered pin-pricks of pitting just above the left grip. Cylinder retains 85-90% orig blue with some flaking losses and a cylinder line with fine pitting on the cylinder face. Hammer retains about 70% glossy fire blue. Grip frame is a gray metal patina. Trigger guard retains about 80% orig silver. Grips are sound showing light wear with a few nicks and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Box is sound with some extremely professional repairs to one end of the lid and a slightly open seam on one end of the bottom. Interior is moderately soiled with some light foxing. Exterior shows very little soil with some light rubs on the lid and moderate wear on the edges and overall retains about 85% orig black finish. Flask is extremely fine and retains about 90% orig finish with bright gold wash on the collar. Mold shows light battering with sharp bright cavities and about 75-80% blue on the sprue cutter. Cleaning rod is fine with the metal tip having been cleaned. Cap box is intact and lightly soiled. All together an extraordinarily rare set the likes of which are unlikely to be encountered for sale anytime in the near future. 51683-2 JRL (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1188

Auction: Firearms - April 2017

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1188	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE REMINGTON BEALS NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHERETTE BOX AND ACCESSORIES. SN 2491. Cal 36. Very rare Beals Navy percussion revolver, blue finish with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, dovetailed German silver cone front sight & fixed groove rear sight in the top strap. Bbl has 2-line Beals address with the SN on the bottom flat. Mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips that are matching numbered to this revolver. Serial number was observed on bottom flat of bbl, left side of buttstrap under the grip and in pencil inside each grip. Accompanied by an incredibly rare, original Remington 2-pc black leatherette box that is partitioned in the bottom for the revolver, an eagle & stars flask, a Remington brass bullet & ball mold with blue steel sprue cutter, a hickory & steel worm/cleaning rod and a rare cardboard box of Scheidt Brothers percussion caps. This revolver, box & accessories is pictured on page 33 of The Guns of Remington, Madus & Remington Society. This book was a compilation of Remington Arms loaned to the Cody Firearms Museum for a stand-alone exhibit in 1997 titled It Never Failed Me: The Arms & Art of the Remington Arms Company. Page 33 of referenced publication also pictures an identical set, SN 460 with the notation “Only two cardboard boxed sets of Remington-Beals belt revolvers are known to survive.” According to consignor there are actually four known surviving sets. Regardless, this is an extremely rare offering. Our revolver SN 2491 is misidentified in the book as SN 2941 but there is no doubt whatsoever that this is the revolver, box & accessories in the photograph. The lender of this revolver at that time was F. “Slim” Kohler. PROVENANCE: F. “Slim” Kohler Collection. Gary Phillips Collection. CONDITION: Revolver, for a Beals Navy is extremely fine. Few of them survive today and of those extremely few have any orig finish remaining. This revolver shows about 80-85% glossy orig blue on the bbl & loading lever with the loss areas flaked to a light patina. Frame retains traces of finish in the most sheltered areas being mostly a blue/gray patina with a few scattered pin-pricks of pitting just above the left grip. Cylinder retains 85-90% orig blue with some flaking losses and a cylinder line with fine pitting on the cylinder face. Hammer retains about 70% glossy fire blue. Grip frame is a gray metal patina. Trigger guard retains about 80% orig silver. Grips are sound showing light wear with a few nicks and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Box is sound with some extremely professional repairs to one end of the lid and a slightly open seam on one end of the bottom. Interior is moderately soiled with some light foxing. Exterior shows very little soil with some light rubs on the lid and moderate wear on the edges and overall retains about 85% orig black finish. Flask is extremely fine and retains about 90% orig finish with bright gold wash on the collar. Mold shows light battering with sharp bright cavities and about 75-80% blue on the sprue cutter. Cleaning rod is fine with the metal tip having been cleaned. Cap box is intact and lightly soiled. All together an extraordinarily rare set the likes of which are unlikely to be encountered for sale anytime in the near future. 51683-2 JRL (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1188 Auction: Firearms - April 2017 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE REMINGTON BEALS NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHERETTE BOX AND ACCESSORIES.