FINE REMINGTON MODEL 1875 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

FINE REMINGTON MODEL 1875 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 260. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, pinched post front sight and 1-line address. Mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips pencil numbered to this revolver on the inside. Left grip is marked near bottom edge “44. W.”. Top of bbl, just behind front sight, is stamped “C.F.P.A.”. This same stamping also appears on right side of frame. These four initials stand for the Capper’s Farmers Protective Assn. of Topeka, KS in business 1880-1938. Butt strap is mounted with a factory lanyard stud & ring. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only about 25,000-30,000 of these fine, high quality revolvers produced in period 1875 to 1889. By the time Remington began production of this revolver Colt was already well-established with their Model 1873 Single Action revolver, with military contracts & tremendous pent-up demand on the civilian market. Operating from this disadvantage Remington was unable to secure any meaningful military contracts and their distribution system never caught up with Colt. Even though Remington was certainly the equal of the Colt Model 1873 with its easily exchangeable cylinder, they simply could never catch up with Colt and with revisions of this fine revolver in 1888 & 1890 their production never reached 35,000. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & base pin housing retain 93-94% strong, glossy orig factory blue with some slight muzzle edge wear and minor flaking. Frame retains about 30% thin blue in sheltered areas with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Hammer retains most of its orig strong, bright case colors. Loading gate retains faded case colors. Cylinder retains about 90% glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear and a cyl indexing line. Trigger guard retains virtually all of its orig glossy blue and the trigger about 75% strong blue. Grip frame is mostly a gray patina. Grips are sound and crisp with a few very minor nicks & scratches and retain about all of their orig oil finish. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered small spots of pitting. 4-42559 (9,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2258	$12,650.00	FINE REMINGTON MODEL 1875 SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 260. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, pinched post front sight and 1-line address. Mounted with 2-pc smooth walnut grips pencil numbered to this revolver on the inside. Left grip is marked near bottom edge “44. W.”. Top of bbl, just behind front sight, is stamped “C.F.P.A.”. This same stamping also appears on right side of frame. These four initials stand for the Capper’s Farmers Protective Assn. of Topeka, KS in business 1880-1938. Butt strap is mounted with a factory lanyard stud & ring. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only about 25,000-30,000 of these fine, high quality revolvers produced in period 1875 to 1889. By the time Remington began production of this revolver Colt was already well-established with their Model 1873 Single Action revolver, with military contracts & tremendous pent-up demand on the civilian market. Operating from this disadvantage Remington was unable to secure any meaningful military contracts and their distribution system never caught up with Colt. Even though Remington was certainly the equal of the Colt Model 1873 with its easily exchangeable cylinder, they simply could never catch up with Colt and with revisions of this fine revolver in 1888 & 1890 their production never reached 35,000. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & base pin housing retain 93-94% strong, glossy orig factory blue with some slight muzzle edge wear and minor flaking. Frame retains about 30% thin blue in sheltered areas with the balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Hammer retains most of its orig strong, bright case colors. Loading gate retains faded case colors. Cylinder retains about 90% glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear and a cyl indexing line. Trigger guard retains virtually all of its orig glossy blue and the trigger about 75% strong blue. Grip frame is mostly a gray patina. Grips are sound and crisp with a few very minor nicks & scratches and retain about all of their orig oil finish. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered small spots of pitting. 4-42559 (9,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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