*FINE ARNOLD GREIBEL ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 10 DA REVOLVER.

*FINE ARNOLD GREIBEL ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 10 DA REVOLVER. SN C175558. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue finish with 2″ bbl and a replacement brass front sight bead. Frame is 5-screw type with “Fitz”-style cutaway trigger guard and bobbed hammer. It has rnd butt and is fitted with fine, fancy checkered David Wayland walnut grips. Frame, cyl, bbl & backstrap, along with the trigger guard are beautifully engraved by Arnold Greibel in flowing foliate & floral patterns with punch dot background. Top strap is engraved with chip & fleur-de-lis borders and rear edge of cyl with a dbl row of scalloped borders. Back of frame, around hammer slot, is engraved in feather patterns with a fine shield pattern at top of backstrap. Back strap is engraved in flowing leaf pattern. Accompanied by a signed 3-page letter from Henry Black. Mr. Black, in his letter, states that after he returned to Chicago after WWII a friend invited him to visit Arnold Greibel, which he did, and Mr. Greibel engraved this revolver for him. The undated letter states that Mr. Black was, at the time of writing, 84 years old. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains virtually all of its fine post-engraved finish with no evidence of having been fired since engraving. Grips are equally fine. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-39009 (2,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1114	$4,025.00	FINE ARNOLD GREIBEL ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON PRE-MODEL 10 DA REVOLVER. SN C175558. Cal. 38 Spcl. Blue finish with 2″ bbl and a replacement brass front sight bead. Frame is 5-screw type with “Fitz”-style cutaway trigger guard and bobbed hammer. It has rnd butt and is fitted with fine, fancy checkered David Wayland walnut grips. Frame, cyl, bbl & backstrap, along with the trigger guard are beautifully engraved by Arnold Greibel in flowing foliate & floral patterns with punch dot background. Top strap is engraved with chip & fleur-de-lis borders and rear edge of cyl with a dbl row of scalloped borders. Back of frame, around hammer slot, is engraved in feather patterns with a fine shield pattern at top of backstrap. Back strap is engraved in flowing leaf pattern. Accompanied by a signed 3-page letter from Henry Black. Mr. Black, in his letter, states that after he returned to Chicago after WWII a friend invited him to visit Arnold Greibel, which he did, and Mr. Greibel engraved this revolver for him. The undated letter states that Mr. Black was, at the time of writing, 84 years old. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains virtually all of its fine post-engraved finish with no evidence of having been fired since engraving. Grips are equally fine. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-39009 (2,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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