VERY RARE WALCH 12-SHOT NAVY REVOLVER.

VERY RARE WALCH 12-SHOT NAVY REVOLVER. SN 129. Cal. 36. Blue finish with 6″ oct bbl & brass pin front sight. Bbl without markings. It has the usual 12-shot cylinder with corresponding twelve nipples at the rear with two hammers & two triggers in frame. It is a sgl action revolver & both hammers are cocked simultaneously & the triggers are staggered so that a right hand person will pull front trigger first which drops right hammer & fires front load. A continuous pull then depresses left hand trigger which drops the second hammer & fires the rear load in the chamber. It has iron frame marked on left side “WALCH FIRE ARMS-CO. / NEW-YORK / PATD FEBY. 8. 1859”. Both sides of frame & backstrap are lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns. It has 2-pc walnut grips that have replaced sections of toe & right grip has a full length replaced section on back edge. Assembly number “11” is found by left heel on frame under grip, inside each grip on face of cyl, rammer lever & bottom of bbl. Only about 200 of these rare revolvers were ever manufactured in period 1859 into early 1860’s. They were made by the Union Knife Company & by J.P. Lindsay for Walch. They are considered secondary U.S. Martial handguns, although no contracts are known. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Serial number on butt has the center number very faint. Bbl retains 40-50% orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina with scattered spots of pitting. Cyl retains 50-60% blue mixed with flaked patina. Frame retains traces of orig blue in very sheltered areas being mostly a silver brown patina. Screw heads retain strong blue. Grips, as previously noted, have light nicks & scratches with right grip retaining about all of a custom restored finish & left grip touchup on front edge. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-58290 JR269 (8,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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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	706	$16,675.00	VERY RARE WALCH 12-SHOT NAVY REVOLVER. SN 129. Cal. 36. Blue finish with 6″ oct bbl & brass pin front sight. Bbl without markings. It has the usual 12-shot cylinder with corresponding twelve nipples at the rear with two hammers & two triggers in frame. It is a sgl action revolver & both hammers are cocked simultaneously & the triggers are staggered so that a right hand person will pull front trigger first which drops right hammer & fires front load. A continuous pull then depresses left hand trigger which drops the second hammer & fires the rear load in the chamber. It has iron frame marked on left side “WALCH FIRE ARMS-CO. / NEW-YORK / PATD FEBY. 8. 1859”. Both sides of frame & backstrap are lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns. It has 2-pc walnut grips that have replaced sections of toe & right grip has a full length replaced section on back edge. Assembly number “11” is found by left heel on frame under grip, inside each grip on face of cyl, rammer lever & bottom of bbl. Only about 200 of these rare revolvers were ever manufactured in period 1859 into early 1860’s. They were made by the Union Knife Company & by J.P. Lindsay for Walch. They are considered secondary U.S. Martial handguns, although no contracts are known. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Serial number on butt has the center number very faint. Bbl retains 40-50% orig blue with balance flaked to a light patina with scattered spots of pitting. Cyl retains 50-60% blue mixed with flaked patina. Frame retains traces of orig blue in very sheltered areas being mostly a silver brown patina. Screw heads retain strong blue. Grips, as previously noted, have light nicks & scratches with right grip retaining about all of a custom restored finish & left grip touchup on front edge. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-58290 JR269 (8,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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