RARE CASED ENGRAVED GOLD FINISHED PRESENTATION WESSON & HARRINGTON NO. 4 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED GOLD FINISHED PRESENTATION WESSON & HARRINGTON NO. 4 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 112. Cal. 38 RF. Gold over nickel finish with 3-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth birdhead pearl grips matching numbered to this revolver. It is engraved in New York style, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with about 50% coverage fine foliate arabesque and geometric patterns. Each side of the upper front frame is engraved in diamond & dot patterns. Cyl is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and has a chip & dot border at rear edge. Backstrap is wonderfully engraved in period script, probably by the Nimschke shop “Presented to Lieut. John W. Davidson / by the Officers of the 14th Police District / Philadelphia. Dec. 25th. 1875.”. Accompanied by its orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing with oval plate in lid, engraved in period script, also probably from the Nimschke shop, “Presented to / Lieut. John W. Davidson / Christmas 1875.” Interior is French fitted for the revolver and an empty compartment in left front with a slot in the rear containing a metal cleaning rod. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 500 of these scarce revolvers were produced in two calibers in the period 1875-1877. Few of that number were engraved with very few having special plating and of those very likely only a small handful were cased. PROVENANCE: Dick Littlefield (1984); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Overall retains virtually all of its orig gold wash with only some thinning on cyl face and a drag line around cyl. Grips are sound with great fire & color; trigger return spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Case is sound with a couple of scrapes on lid and normal light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig finish; fabric inside lid is strong & dark purple with impression from revolver cylinder; bottom is lightly faded with some staining around cyl impression. 4-45363 JR69 (3,500-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1770	$14,950.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED GOLD FINISHED PRESENTATION WESSON & HARRINGTON NO. 4 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 112. Cal. 38 RF. Gold over nickel finish with 3-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. It has 5-shot fluted cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth birdhead pearl grips matching numbered to this revolver. It is engraved in New York style, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with about 50% coverage fine foliate arabesque and geometric patterns. Each side of the upper front frame is engraved in diamond & dot patterns. Cyl is engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and has a chip & dot border at rear edge. Backstrap is wonderfully engraved in period script, probably by the Nimschke shop “Presented to Lieut. John W. Davidson / by the Officers of the 14th Police District / Philadelphia. Dec. 25th. 1875.”. Accompanied by its orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing with oval plate in lid, engraved in period script, also probably from the Nimschke shop, “Presented to / Lieut. John W. Davidson / Christmas 1875.” Interior is French fitted for the revolver and an empty compartment in left front with a slot in the rear containing a metal cleaning rod. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 500 of these scarce revolvers were produced in two calibers in the period 1875-1877. Few of that number were engraved with very few having special plating and of those very likely only a small handful were cased. PROVENANCE: Dick Littlefield (1984); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Overall retains virtually all of its orig gold wash with only some thinning on cyl face and a drag line around cyl. Grips are sound with great fire & color; trigger return spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Case is sound with a couple of scrapes on lid and normal light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig finish; fabric inside lid is strong & dark purple with impression from revolver cylinder; bottom is lightly faded with some staining around cyl impression. 4-45363 JR69 (3,500-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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