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1351
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$3,450.00
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FINE CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION ALLEN & WHEELOCK CENTER HAMMER PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER.SN 208. This large 7-1/2″ half oct bbl 6-shot revolver was made early in the Civil War and there are thought to have been about 700 made. Inscribed on buttstrap “LIEUT H C CLARK”. Quick search of records only finds one Lt. H C Clark signed as a witness on a December 9, 1862 Department of the Gulf (New Orleans) document pertaining to inquires made my General Benjamin Butler. A little more research will no doubt identify Lt. Clark; regardless, this is a beautiful inscribed large Civil War revolver. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Gun is fine to very fine overall. Retaining about 10% bright finish overall with balance a mottled silver/brown. Stocks are sound and well fit retaining about 95% of their orig varnish with numerous small scuffs and scratches. Mechanically gun is sound with crisp shiny bore. 4-54425 JS43 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1351
Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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. |