EARLY SAVAGE REVOLVING FIREARMS CO. NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EARLY SAVAGE REVOLVING FIREARMS CO. NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1252. Cal. 36. Scarce Civil War era revolver purchased by both the Army & Navy with a total of 11,984 purchased by the government of the approx. 20,000 produced. Ref. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms. It has 7-1/8″ oct bbl with tall brass pin front sight & usual markings on top strap. It has a 6-shot cylinder with detachable revolving ratchet and a heart-shaped trigger guard with ring trigger & standard trigger. Ring trigger cocks the hammer, rotates the cylinder & the normal trigger fires the revolver. Fitted with 2-pc matching numbered smooth walnut grips with a crisp cartouche on both sides. Several of the visible parts have small inspector initials. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except cylinder which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 98-99% strong orig glossy factory blue with only sharp edge wear & one small cleaned area on top right flat near frame. Frame retains 30-40% thin orig blue having been cleaned to nearly bare metal leaving a fine blue/gray patina. Trigger & trigger guard retain most of their brilliant factory orig case colors. Hammer retains about 90% orig case colors. Cylinder retains about 50-60% orig strong blue with balance cleaned leaving a blue/gray patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-35784 (8,000-9,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2422	$9,200.00	EARLY SAVAGE REVOLVING FIREARMS CO. NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1252. Cal. 36. Scarce Civil War era revolver purchased by both the Army & Navy with a total of 11,984 purchased by the government of the approx. 20,000 produced. Ref. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms. It has 7-1/8″ oct bbl with tall brass pin front sight & usual markings on top strap. It has a 6-shot cylinder with detachable revolving ratchet and a heart-shaped trigger guard with ring trigger & standard trigger. Ring trigger cocks the hammer, rotates the cylinder & the normal trigger fires the revolver. Fitted with 2-pc matching numbered smooth walnut grips with a crisp cartouche on both sides. Several of the visible parts have small inspector initials. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except cylinder which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 98-99% strong orig glossy factory blue with only sharp edge wear & one small cleaned area on top right flat near frame. Frame retains 30-40% thin orig blue having been cleaned to nearly bare metal leaving a fine blue/gray patina. Trigger & trigger guard retain most of their brilliant factory orig case colors. Hammer retains about 90% orig case colors. Cylinder retains about 50-60% orig strong blue with balance cleaned leaving a blue/gray patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. 4-35784 (8,000-9,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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