VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 95970. Cal. 44. Silver & gold finish with 8″ oct bbl, pinch post front sight & usual 3-line address. Mounted with very fine, smooth, 2-pc ivory grips. Revolver is silver-plated with gold-washed cylinder & color case hardened hammer. Engraved by L.D. Nimschke in his distinctive style of flowing foliate arabesque patterns with pearled background which extends onto the bbl where it is mixed with geometric patterns. Top strap & top of backstrap are engraved in diamond & dot patterns. Backstrap, buttstrap & rammer handle are engraved to match revolver. Cylinder is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns around circumference with snake & dot pattern around front edge. Matching snake & dot patterns are found in front gullet of frame & on side of rammer handle. Accompanied by fine, orig, purple velvet-lined casing, compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a single-sided, angle spout Remington flask, blued steel Remington 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, L-shaped nipple wrench, orig brass mushroom-head steel cleaning rod, packet of 6 combustible cartridges, cap tin with reproduction label & functioning key. Also accompanied by letter from renowned Remington authority & collector, Ted Bell, dated April, 1997 addressed to “Michael”, from who’s estate this revolver is consigned, wherein he states that he purchased this revolver from Mr. Donald Thomas of St. Catharine, Ontario, Canada, in 1966. He further states that Mr. Thomas had purchased it, along with about a dozen others, from an unidentified collector in West Virginia. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Frame, bbl, rammer & trigger guard retain virtually all of their orig silver finish. Front and back straps are bright metal nearly indistinguishable from the silver finish. Cylinder retains about 80% thin gold-wash. Grips are crisp with good edges and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case is sound with light nicks & scratches & retains about all orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded with light to moderate soil in bottom. Flask is fine with small dent and retains most of its orig finish. Mold retains strong orig finish with flaking on handles & some light pitting. Other accessories are fine. 4-49632 (19,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	2172	$0.00	VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 95970. Cal. 44. Silver & gold finish with 8″ oct bbl, pinch post front sight & usual 3-line address. Mounted with very fine, smooth, 2-pc ivory grips. Revolver is silver-plated with gold-washed cylinder & color case hardened hammer. Engraved by L.D. Nimschke in his distinctive style of flowing foliate arabesque patterns with pearled background which extends onto the bbl where it is mixed with geometric patterns. Top strap & top of backstrap are engraved in diamond & dot patterns. Backstrap, buttstrap & rammer handle are engraved to match revolver. Cylinder is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns around circumference with snake & dot pattern around front edge. Matching snake & dot patterns are found in front gullet of frame & on side of rammer handle. Accompanied by fine, orig, purple velvet-lined casing, compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a single-sided, angle spout Remington flask, blued steel Remington 2-cavity bullet mold with sprue cutter, L-shaped nipple wrench, orig brass mushroom-head steel cleaning rod, packet of 6 combustible cartridges, cap tin with reproduction label & functioning key. Also accompanied by letter from renowned Remington authority & collector, Ted Bell, dated April, 1997 addressed to “Michael”, from who’s estate this revolver is consigned, wherein he states that he purchased this revolver from Mr. Donald Thomas of St. Catharine, Ontario, Canada, in 1966. He further states that Mr. Thomas had purchased it, along with about a dozen others, from an unidentified collector in West Virginia. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Frame, bbl, rammer & trigger guard retain virtually all of their orig silver finish. Front and back straps are bright metal nearly indistinguishable from the silver finish. Cylinder retains about 80% thin gold-wash. Grips are crisp with good edges and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case is sound with light nicks & scratches & retains about all orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded with light to moderate soil in bottom. Flask is fine with small dent and retains most of its orig finish. Mold retains strong orig finish with flaking on handles & some light pitting. Other accessories are fine. 4-49632 (19,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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