RARE PRESENTATION ALLEN & WHEELOCK PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER PRESENTED TO CHAPLAIN HOWARD WALLACE, 168TH NEW YORK IN ORIGINAL HOLSTER.

SN 219. This rare secondary martial pistol with only about 500 made exhibits 5″ oct bbl and 6-shot cyl conforming to other examples with inscription on top strap PRESENTED TO REV. R. HOWARD WALLACE/CHAPLAIN 168TH REGT. NYSV BY FRIENDS IN NY”. Guns carried by Chaplains are quite scarce and Rev. Wallace served as Chaplain from date to date of end of term for this 9 month regiment. February 11 to October 31 1863. The 168th left Newburgh, NY February 12, 1863 and served at Yorktown, VA for their entire tour. Chaplain Wallace served with his unit but did become ill with “Peninsula Diarrhea” and was in the US Sanitary Commission Hospital in the York River in Yorktown part of his stay. This is a fine example of a rare Civil War revolver with a beautiful presentation to someone generally thought of as a noncombatant. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Overall good. This gun saw honest use, retaining only traces of orig finish. Metal overall gray with scattered staining and pitting. Mechanics are sloppy but functional. Grips well fit with minor blemishes. Bbl markings mostly discernible though several letters are only partially seen as can be seen in photos “ALLEN & WHEELOCK WORCESTER, MASS U.S./ALLEN’S PAT’S JAN 13 DEC 15 1857 SEPT. 7. 1858”. Inscription is easily discerned as can be seen in photos. 4-54429 JS37 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1352

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1352	$5,750.00	RARE PRESENTATION ALLEN & WHEELOCK PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER PRESENTED TO CHAPLAIN HOWARD WALLACE, 168TH NEW YORK IN ORIGINAL HOLSTER. SN 219. This rare secondary martial pistol with only about 500 made exhibits 5″ oct bbl and 6-shot cyl conforming to other examples with inscription on top strap PRESENTED TO REV. R. HOWARD WALLACE/CHAPLAIN 168TH REGT. NYSV BY FRIENDS IN NY”. Guns carried by Chaplains are quite scarce and Rev. Wallace served as Chaplain from date to date of end of term for this 9 month regiment. February 11 to October 31 1863. The 168th left Newburgh, NY February 12, 1863 and served at Yorktown, VA for their entire tour. Chaplain Wallace served with his unit but did become ill with “Peninsula Diarrhea” and was in the US Sanitary Commission Hospital in the York River in Yorktown part of his stay. This is a fine example of a rare Civil War revolver with a beautiful presentation to someone generally thought of as a noncombatant. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Overall good. This gun saw honest use, retaining only traces of orig finish. Metal overall gray with scattered staining and pitting. Mechanics are sloppy but functional. Grips well fit with minor blemishes. Bbl markings mostly discernible though several letters are only partially seen as can be seen in photos “ALLEN & WHEELOCK WORCESTER, MASS U.S./ALLEN’S PAT’S JAN 13 DEC 15 1857 SEPT. 7. 1858”. Inscription is easily discerned as can be seen in photos. 4-54429 JS37 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1352 Click here to view provenance 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.

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RARE PRESENTATION ALLEN & WHEELOCK PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER PRESENTED TO CHAPLAIN HOWARD WALLACE, 168TH NEW YORK IN ORIGINAL HOLSTER.