CASED TRANTER REVOLVER OF CAPT. JULES DELERY of the ST. BERNARD MOUNTED RIFLES, 4TH LA CAV CSA.

SN 10247. Scarce cased Tranter’s Patent DA Army-sized Revolver inscribed to “CAPT. JULES DELERY” on right side of bbl flat. SN 10247. 54 bore which is about 46 cal. Blue and color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl with small dovetailed pin front sight and fixed rear sight at the rear of the top strap. Rammer is mounted to left side of frame. Revolver is dbl action with a checkered hammer spur and has engraved buttcap and 5-shot cyl. It is mounted with a nicely figured, checkered 1-pc walnut grip. Left front side of the frame and rammer handle are stamped “TRANTER’S PATENT” and the top strap is engraved “W. TRANTERS PATENT, HYDE & GOODRICH AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES SOUTH”. Right rear side of frame behind the cyl has an articulated safety with a small pin on its nose which corresponds to the small holes in the rear face of the cyls in the lands between the nipple recesses. Revolver is very nicely engraved with tasteful and well-executed foliate arabesque patterns and engraved rammer screw head. Accompanied by its orig American-style mahogany casing. Interior is red felt lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, flask is missing however, its orig Tranter’s Patent marked brass 2-cavity bullet mold with blued steel sprue cutter marked “54” is retained. Big frame Tranter revolvers were very popular among Confederate officers, especially from New Orleans where this gun was sold. The inscription on side of gun to Capt. Delery is in the style seen on most English revolvers of this era. Delery is an important family in New Orleans both today and in the antebellum era. There is a Delery Street in New Orleans. There is a series of copies of correspondence that accompany this pistol from Mr. Flayderman in 1958 written to a great-grandson of Mr. Delery in New Orleans requesting information about Capt. Delery. Capt. Delery does show up on the rolls of the St. Bernard Rifles and that unit also known as the St. Bernard Horse Rifles Company of the Louisiana Militia which was connected to the 19th battalion Louisiana Cavalry, afterward the 4th Louisiana Cavalry. In 1861 Jules Delery owned a plantation on the Mississippi River in St. Bernard Parrish just below the city limits of New Orleans. Jules Delery is shown in the 1850 census in Plaquemine, Louisiana along with 50 of his slaves. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass 1957, Norm Flayderman Estate Collection since 1958. CONDITION: Revolver is very good defined overall retaining about 30% blue finish with balance plum/grey with areas of pitting. Cylinder is overall plum/grey. Engraved panels markings including address, inscription and SNs are excellent and easily discerned. Double action pull and secondary trigger fires gun and mechanics are functional. Bore retains crisp, sharp rifling with rust and pitting. Stocks are sound and solid with minor chipping to some checkering overall with good hand-rubbed patina. Case is sound and solid with red soiled lining, worn where gun and mold come in contact with case, especially front sight of Tranter where is has formed a prominent dished-out area. Case retains a fine Tranter marked mold numbered “9006”, 6 loose bullets and a cardboard pack of caps. 4-51161 JS68 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2118

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2118	$34,500.00	CASED TRANTER REVOLVER OF CAPT. JULES DELERY of the ST. BERNARD MOUNTED RIFLES, 4TH LA CAV CSA. SN 10247. Scarce cased Tranter’s Patent DA Army-sized Revolver inscribed to “CAPT. JULES DELERY” on right side of bbl flat. SN 10247. 54 bore which is about 46 cal. Blue and color case hardened with 6″ oct bbl with small dovetailed pin front sight and fixed rear sight at the rear of the top strap. Rammer is mounted to left side of frame. Revolver is dbl action with a checkered hammer spur and has engraved buttcap and 5-shot cyl. It is mounted with a nicely figured, checkered 1-pc walnut grip. Left front side of the frame and rammer handle are stamped “TRANTER’S PATENT” and the top strap is engraved “W. TRANTERS PATENT, HYDE & GOODRICH AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES SOUTH”. Right rear side of frame behind the cyl has an articulated safety with a small pin on its nose which corresponds to the small holes in the rear face of the cyls in the lands between the nipple recesses. Revolver is very nicely engraved with tasteful and well-executed foliate arabesque patterns and engraved rammer screw head. Accompanied by its orig American-style mahogany casing. Interior is red felt lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, flask is missing however, its orig Tranter’s Patent marked brass 2-cavity bullet mold with blued steel sprue cutter marked “54” is retained. Big frame Tranter revolvers were very popular among Confederate officers, especially from New Orleans where this gun was sold. The inscription on side of gun to Capt. Delery is in the style seen on most English revolvers of this era. Delery is an important family in New Orleans both today and in the antebellum era. There is a Delery Street in New Orleans. There is a series of copies of correspondence that accompany this pistol from Mr. Flayderman in 1958 written to a great-grandson of Mr. Delery in New Orleans requesting information about Capt. Delery. Capt. Delery does show up on the rolls of the St. Bernard Rifles and that unit also known as the St. Bernard Horse Rifles Company of the Louisiana Militia which was connected to the 19th battalion Louisiana Cavalry, afterward the 4th Louisiana Cavalry. In 1861 Jules Delery owned a plantation on the Mississippi River in St. Bernard Parrish just below the city limits of New Orleans. Jules Delery is shown in the 1850 census in Plaquemine, Louisiana along with 50 of his slaves. PROVENANCE: Herb Glass 1957, Norm Flayderman Estate Collection since 1958. CONDITION: Revolver is very good defined overall retaining about 30% blue finish with balance plum/grey with areas of pitting. Cylinder is overall plum/grey. Engraved panels markings including address, inscription and SNs are excellent and easily discerned. Double action pull and secondary trigger fires gun and mechanics are functional. Bore retains crisp, sharp rifling with rust and pitting. Stocks are sound and solid with minor chipping to some checkering overall with good hand-rubbed patina. Case is sound and solid with red soiled lining, worn where gun and mold come in contact with case, especially front sight of Tranter where is has formed a prominent dished-out area. Case retains a fine Tranter marked mold numbered “9006”, 6 loose bullets and a cardboard pack of caps. 4-51161 JS68 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2118 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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CASED TRANTER REVOLVER OF CAPT. JULES DELERY of the ST. BERNARD MOUNTED RIFLES, 4TH LA CAV CSA.