RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL POLICE DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL POLICE DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 152. Cal. .36. Blue finish with 4-3/8″ oct bbl. German silver half moon front sight and usual 3-line address. Engraved specimens are rarely encountered, with cased examples very rare. Mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory grips matching numbered to revolver. Revolver is very nicely engraved in New York style from the Nimschke shop with about 75% coverage on frame, backstrap, buttstrap and trigger guard. Trigger guard is silver-plated brass. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with etched scene of Confederate & Union Cavalrymen charging each other, separated by large trees. Accompanied by an orig blue velvet-lined mahogany casing, compartmented in bottom for revolver, single-sided Colt style eagle & shield flask, blued steel 2-cavity Remington mold with sprue cutter, packet of 5 combustible cartridges marked “Police Pistols”, and tin of UMC caps. There were approximately 18,000 of these scarce revolvers produced in the period 1865-1873. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains 96-98% strong orig blue with frame retaining about 80% strong blue. Trigger guard and backstrap are mostly a gray patina. Trigger guard retains about 90% orig silver. Cylinder is mostly a thin blue patina with sharp etched markings. Grips are sound with good edges and show a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with a series of deep scratches and small grain check in lid. Overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded and soiled. Flask and accessories are all fine. 4-49644 (18,000-24,000)

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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	2175	$0.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL POLICE DA PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 152. Cal. .36. Blue finish with 4-3/8″ oct bbl. German silver half moon front sight and usual 3-line address. Engraved specimens are rarely encountered, with cased examples very rare. Mounted with smooth 2-pc ivory grips matching numbered to revolver. Revolver is very nicely engraved in New York style from the Nimschke shop with about 75% coverage on frame, backstrap, buttstrap and trigger guard. Trigger guard is silver-plated brass. Cylinder is usual 5-shots with etched scene of Confederate & Union Cavalrymen charging each other, separated by large trees. Accompanied by an orig blue velvet-lined mahogany casing, compartmented in bottom for revolver, single-sided Colt style eagle & shield flask, blued steel 2-cavity Remington mold with sprue cutter, packet of 5 combustible cartridges marked “Police Pistols”, and tin of UMC caps. There were approximately 18,000 of these scarce revolvers produced in the period 1865-1873. PROVENANCE: Michael Leff Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains 96-98% strong orig blue with frame retaining about 80% strong blue. Trigger guard and backstrap are mostly a gray patina. Trigger guard retains about 90% orig silver. Cylinder is mostly a thin blue patina with sharp etched markings. Grips are sound with good edges and show a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with a series of deep scratches and small grain check in lid. Overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded and soiled. Flask and accessories are all fine. 4-49644 (18,000-24,000) 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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