RARE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

RARE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11215. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking, which has been engraved over. It has usual rebated 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a wonderful checkered ivory 1-pc grip. Revolver is beautifully engraved by master engraver L.D. Nimschke with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame & recoil shields with a heavy dbl chip border around the lower right side. Engraving extends over bbl lug with fine diamond patterns in the center and a feather pattern on right side below the loading notch. Top three flats are engraved in fine line Moorish patterns with a chip & dot border on each side of the address. Both muzzle & breech end of the bbl have a dbl line border. Rammer pivot is engraved to match with a spider web pattern around the screw hole. Ends of the wedge are also engraved. Hammer is deluxe engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the sides and extremely detailed wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose with fish scale patterns down sides of spur. Top edge of the hammer is engraved in a running leaf pattern with a hand cut checkered spur. Top of back strap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s deep fan pattern with beautiful sunbursts on sides of back strap ears. Top of back strap and at the heel are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns with chip & dot borders on edges of the back strap. Butt strap is engraved with matching Moorish patterns and a chip & dot border. Trigger bow exhibits Mr. Nimschke’s trademark pattern found on numerous other examples of his engraving, particularly Winchester rifles. Screw heads are all engraved. Altogether a very rare example of Nimschke’s engraving. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 60-70% thin orig Colt blue, strong & bright in the most sheltered areas. Frame & hammer retain traces of faded case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina of faded case colors. Cylinder retains about 30% faded blue in the rebated areas with all five safety pins crisp and also retains about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene with the large diameter cleaned bright. Trigger guard & back strap retain thin silver plating with back strap mostly a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing light wear and soil and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore with a couple of very small spots of very fine pitting. 4-39947 JR349 (18,000-22,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2225	$19,550.00	RARE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED COLT POCKET NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11215. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 4-1/2″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and 1-line New-York U.S. America address. Left side of frame is marked “COLTS PATENT” and left shoulder of trigger guard has the caliber marking, which has been engraved over. It has usual rebated 5-shot cylinder with stagecoach holdup scene roll marking. Silver plated trigger guard & back strap contain a wonderful checkered ivory 1-pc grip. Revolver is beautifully engraved by master engraver L.D. Nimschke with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the frame & recoil shields with a heavy dbl chip border around the lower right side. Engraving extends over bbl lug with fine diamond patterns in the center and a feather pattern on right side below the loading notch. Top three flats are engraved in fine line Moorish patterns with a chip & dot border on each side of the address. Both muzzle & breech end of the bbl have a dbl line border. Rammer pivot is engraved to match with a spider web pattern around the screw hole. Ends of the wedge are also engraved. Hammer is deluxe engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the sides and extremely detailed wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose with fish scale patterns down sides of spur. Top edge of the hammer is engraved in a running leaf pattern with a hand cut checkered spur. Top of back strap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s deep fan pattern with beautiful sunbursts on sides of back strap ears. Top of back strap and at the heel are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns with chip & dot borders on edges of the back strap. Butt strap is engraved with matching Moorish patterns and a chip & dot border. Trigger bow exhibits Mr. Nimschke’s trademark pattern found on numerous other examples of his engraving, particularly Winchester rifles. Screw heads are all engraved. Altogether a very rare example of Nimschke’s engraving. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grip which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 60-70% thin orig Colt blue, strong & bright in the most sheltered areas. Frame & hammer retain traces of faded case colors in sheltered areas being mostly a gray patina of faded case colors. Cylinder retains about 30% faded blue in the rebated areas with all five safety pins crisp and also retains about 65-70% stagecoach holdup scene with the large diameter cleaned bright. Trigger guard & back strap retain thin silver plating with back strap mostly a light mustard patina. Grip is sound showing light wear and soil and retains a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore with a couple of very small spots of very fine pitting. 4-39947 JR349 (18,000-22,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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