*COLLECTOR’S LOT OF FOUR AMERICAN MFG .22 AUTO.

1) REISING 1915. SN 1213. Cal. .22LR. 6-3/4″ bbl. This high quality Reising Arms. Company pistol comes with an orig Heiser holster and one 12 rnd mag. Blade and notch sights are adjustable with small screws holding them in current position. Typical markings with diamond checkered wooden grips. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: High lustrous refinish with some wear to the high edges, and plumming to the external hammer. Grips show some worn diamond checks. Bore is shiny and bright. Action is tight. Holster is in fine serviceable condition, starting to flake at the top flap, with maker’s mark at fastener and on belt loop. A fine and scarce pistol. C&R 2) WHITNEY WOLVERINE. SN 100369. Cal. 22LR. This classic 1950’s developed Whitney Wolverine pistol was far before its time, using a multitude of modern materials such as lightweight aluminum, pressed steel and Bakelite. With numbers matching box, and cleaning rod and factory paperwork. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine showing little or no use, but slight handling. Box is very fine with some slight oil staining, but excellent label with slight wear on corners. Gun itself is not functioning due to being stored with dried grease. Gun is sold “as is”. C&R 3) REISING POCKET MODEL. SN 2156. Cal. 22LR. 6-3/4″ bbl, 10-rnd magazine capacity with 2-pc brown plastic Reising grips and high polish commercial blue finish overall. Drift adjustable rear sight, single action hammer fired mechanism with commercial pebble grain green box with Reising information inside, including a Reising instruction pamphlet. A Reising marked 22 brass cleaning rod is also housed in box. A date of November 8, 1924 is inked on bottom and on interior of said box. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Unbelievably fine. Very slight blue finish loss evident only from box wear and very minor edge wear at base of grip which is believed from being in box with cleaning rod. Gun is as new with virtually no evidence of every being used. Box is exceptionally fine with slight oil staining on top with no visible external labels but strong corners and suffering no serious distress. C&R 4) COLT PRE-WOODSMAN. SN 49008. Cal 22 LR. 6-5/8″ rnd bbl, adjustable target style sights, full blue finish, 2-pc checkered walnut grips. Top of bbl has 2-line Colt address & patent mark rolled on the top. Left side of slide shows Colt model and caliber designation followed by Rampant Colt logo. SN is stamped on the forestrap. Main spring housing has a checkered thumb print. Magazine is marked “Cal. 22” over “Colt” on base. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to excellent as professionally refinished. Bbl retains nearly all of the bright blue finish with sharp markings. Adjustable front sight is very good. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Slide also retains 95% blue finish with a few slight scratch marks. Receiver retains 98% blue finish with sharp markings. Magazine shows nearly all of the blue with some slight scratch marks. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and no chips. It appears that this pistol was fitted for a high speed spring housing. Note: All markings have been filled with white machinist ink to make them more legible. Refinish was probably accomplished when the pistol was refitted with a high speed spring housing. C&R 51517-46, 51517-47, 51517-75, 51517-97 (4,000-5,000) – Lot 3423

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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	3423	$0.00	COLLECTOR’S LOT OF FOUR AMERICAN MFG .22 AUTO. 1) REISING 1915. SN 1213. Cal. .22LR. 6-3/4″ bbl. This high quality Reising Arms. Company pistol comes with an orig Heiser holster and one 12 rnd mag. Blade and notch sights are adjustable with small screws holding them in current position. Typical markings with diamond checkered wooden grips. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: High lustrous refinish with some wear to the high edges, and plumming to the external hammer. Grips show some worn diamond checks. Bore is shiny and bright. Action is tight. Holster is in fine serviceable condition, starting to flake at the top flap, with maker’s mark at fastener and on belt loop. A fine and scarce pistol. C&R 2) WHITNEY WOLVERINE. SN 100369. Cal. 22LR. This classic 1950’s developed Whitney Wolverine pistol was far before its time, using a multitude of modern materials such as lightweight aluminum, pressed steel and Bakelite. With numbers matching box, and cleaning rod and factory paperwork. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine showing little or no use, but slight handling. Box is very fine with some slight oil staining, but excellent label with slight wear on corners. Gun itself is not functioning due to being stored with dried grease. Gun is sold “as is”. C&R 3) REISING POCKET MODEL. SN 2156. Cal. 22LR. 6-3/4″ bbl, 10-rnd magazine capacity with 2-pc brown plastic Reising grips and high polish commercial blue finish overall. Drift adjustable rear sight, single action hammer fired mechanism with commercial pebble grain green box with Reising information inside, including a Reising instruction pamphlet. A Reising marked 22 brass cleaning rod is also housed in box. A date of November 8, 1924 is inked on bottom and on interior of said box. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Unbelievably fine. Very slight blue finish loss evident only from box wear and very minor edge wear at base of grip which is believed from being in box with cleaning rod. Gun is as new with virtually no evidence of every being used. Box is exceptionally fine with slight oil staining on top with no visible external labels but strong corners and suffering no serious distress. C&R 4) COLT PRE-WOODSMAN. SN 49008. Cal 22 LR. 6-5/8″ rnd bbl, adjustable target style sights, full blue finish, 2-pc checkered walnut grips. Top of bbl has 2-line Colt address & patent mark rolled on the top. Left side of slide shows Colt model and caliber designation followed by Rampant Colt logo. SN is stamped on the forestrap. Main spring housing has a checkered thumb print. Magazine is marked “Cal. 22” over “Colt” on base. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to excellent as professionally refinished. Bbl retains nearly all of the bright blue finish with sharp markings. Adjustable front sight is very good. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Slide also retains 95% blue finish with a few slight scratch marks. Receiver retains 98% blue finish with sharp markings. Magazine shows nearly all of the blue with some slight scratch marks. Grips are fine with sharp checkering and no chips. It appears that this pistol was fitted for a high speed spring housing. Note: All markings have been filled with white machinist ink to make them more legible. Refinish was probably accomplished when the pistol was refitted with a high speed spring housing. C&R 51517-46, 51517-47, 51517-75, 51517-97 (4,000-5,000) – Lot 3423 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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*COLLECTOR’S LOT OF FOUR AMERICAN MFG .22 AUTO.