RARE KITTRIDGE-SHIPPED SMITH & WESSON HALF-PLATE MODEL NO. 2 ARMY SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

RARE KITTRIDGE-SHIPPED SMITH & WESSON HALF-PLATE MODEL NO. 2 ARMY SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 34570. Cal. 32 RF. Scarce dual tone, “half-plate” finish with blue bbl & cylinder with silver finish frame. It has 6″ oct bbl with German silver front sight, rear sight notch in cylinder stop with 6-shot unfluted cylinder and matching numbered smooth rosewood grips. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter fully identifying this revolver as found as having been shipped April 29, 1865 to B. Kittredge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio in a shipment of 75 same type revolvers, all having half-plate finish. Letter further states that this model revolver was introduced in 1861 with continued manufacturing until 1874 with a total production of 77,155 revolvers. This revolver, having been manufactured & shipped just prior to end of the Civil War to a known Civil War supply company, it could have & probably did see service during the war & most certainly on the frontier during the ensuing westward expansion. They were a popular revolver having the exclusive patent bored-through cylinder for several years. PROVENANCE: Wm. J. (Bill) Maier Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue being mostly a flaked plum/brown patina with stronger blue in sheltered areas. Cylinder is a dark plum/brown patina. Frame retains about 95% strong orig silver finish. Grips are sound showing light to moderate wear & retain most of their orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-36233 JR339 (2,000-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2189A	$805.00	RARE KITTRIDGE-SHIPPED SMITH & WESSON HALF-PLATE MODEL NO. 2 ARMY SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 34570. Cal. 32 RF. Scarce dual tone, “half-plate” finish with blue bbl & cylinder with silver finish frame. It has 6″ oct bbl with German silver front sight, rear sight notch in cylinder stop with 6-shot unfluted cylinder and matching numbered smooth rosewood grips. Accompanied by a Smith & Wesson factory letter fully identifying this revolver as found as having been shipped April 29, 1865 to B. Kittredge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio in a shipment of 75 same type revolvers, all having half-plate finish. Letter further states that this model revolver was introduced in 1861 with continued manufacturing until 1874 with a total production of 77,155 revolvers. This revolver, having been manufactured & shipped just prior to end of the Civil War to a known Civil War supply company, it could have & probably did see service during the war & most certainly on the frontier during the ensuing westward expansion. They were a popular revolver having the exclusive patent bored-through cylinder for several years. PROVENANCE: Wm. J. (Bill) Maier Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching including grips. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue being mostly a flaked plum/brown patina with stronger blue in sheltered areas. Cylinder is a dark plum/brown patina. Frame retains about 95% strong orig silver finish. Grips are sound showing light to moderate wear & retain most of their orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-36233 JR339 (2,000-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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