SCARCE LUCIUS POND BRASS FRAMED CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED REVOLVER TO HENRY CHEEVER IN 17TH MASS INFANTRY.

SN 122. 32 Cal. RF. This is a nice example of a popular brass frame secondary martial by many officers during the Civil War. This example has 4″ bbl and is inscribed on backstrap “H.A.C. 17th MASS INFY”. Henry A. Cheever enlisted as a Lieutenant in February 1862 in Company D 17th Massachusetts. This unit saw most of their service on the Carolina coast including Battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro. The regiment saw little fighting until February 1, 1864 when an expedition to Batchelder’s Creek where it was engaged with heavy loss. On this date Lt. Cheever was wounded and captured and remained a prisoner of war until his exchange on June 4, 1864. Lt. Cheever was discharged two months later in August of 1864 just before the yellow fever outbreak in North Carolina which killed the units commander Col. Thomas Armory in October of 1864. This is a nice example of a well marked and inscribed early war Worcester, Mass made L W Pond revolver. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good overall. All matching. Iron surfaces are gray with scattered staining and pitting. Copper frame has mustard patina with easily discerned inscription on backstrap. Lanyard pin in butt is broken off flush. Makers marks on two bbl flats are discernible “L.W.POND WORCESTER, MASS/PATD JULY 10, 1860”. Left grip has longitudinal glued crack repair, otherwise grips are sound, solid and fairly well fit with an old varnished finish. Mechanically gun is functional with bore. Bore has crisp, discernible rifling. 4-54431 JS34 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1356

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	1356	$4,025.00	SCARCE LUCIUS POND BRASS FRAMED CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED REVOLVER TO HENRY CHEEVER IN 17TH MASS INFANTRY. SN 122. 32 Cal. RF. This is a nice example of a popular brass frame secondary martial by many officers during the Civil War. This example has 4″ bbl and is inscribed on backstrap “H.A.C. 17th MASS INFY”. Henry A. Cheever enlisted as a Lieutenant in February 1862 in Company D 17th Massachusetts. This unit saw most of their service on the Carolina coast including Battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro. The regiment saw little fighting until February 1, 1864 when an expedition to Batchelder’s Creek where it was engaged with heavy loss. On this date Lt. Cheever was wounded and captured and remained a prisoner of war until his exchange on June 4, 1864. Lt. Cheever was discharged two months later in August of 1864 just before the yellow fever outbreak in North Carolina which killed the units commander Col. Thomas Armory in October of 1864. This is a nice example of a well marked and inscribed early war Worcester, Mass made L W Pond revolver. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good overall. All matching. Iron surfaces are gray with scattered staining and pitting. Copper frame has mustard patina with easily discerned inscription on backstrap. Lanyard pin in butt is broken off flush. Makers marks on two bbl flats are discernible “L.W.POND WORCESTER, MASS/PATD JULY 10, 1860”. Left grip has longitudinal glued crack repair, otherwise grips are sound, solid and fairly well fit with an old varnished finish. Mechanically gun is functional with bore. Bore has crisp, discernible rifling. 4-54431 JS34 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1356 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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SCARCE LUCIUS POND BRASS FRAMED CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED REVOLVER TO HENRY CHEEVER IN 17TH MASS INFANTRY.