RARE CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED PRESCOTT SINGLE ACTION NAVY REVOLVER.

SN 23. This rare 38 Cal. rim fire revolver was made in 1861 in Worcester, Mass. No more than a few hundred of these revolvers were made. The US Army praised the guns efficiency but did not purchase any. These guns were expensive and the large 38 Cal. rim fire cartridges were scarce and expensive, too. So generally wealthier officers purchased or had them presented. This particular brass framed gun is inscribed on backstrap “Capt. Thomas H. Bates/Empire Battery”. Bates orig serviced as a Lt in the 14th NY Infantry only serving a few months, resigning July 31, 1861, taking charge as Captain in the 1st New York Light Artillery the same day. The 1st NY Artillery was organized at Elmira to serve three years. Battery A known as the Empire Battery was commanded by Capt. Thomas H. Bates, under authority from the War Department, dated July 31, 1861, recruited principally at Utica, Edmeston, Little Falls, Phoenix, Clinton, Burlington, South Brookfield, New Berlin, Jordan, Sauquoit, Bridgewater and Sherburne. It was mustered in the United States service at Utica, September 12, 1861, and served at and near Washington, D. C., from November, 1861; in the Artillery Reserve, Army of Potomac, from February, 1862; in Casey’s Division, 4th Corps, from March, 1862; the enlisted men were transferred to Batteries D and H, 1st Artillery, and to the 7th and 8th Batteries June 15, 1862, and the Captain returned to the State to reorganize the battery. The new battery was recruited principally at Utica, and served in the 22d Corps, at the Artillery Camp of Instruction near Washington, D. C., from February 1, 1863; in the Department of the Susquehanna and Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Chambersburg and Allegheny City, etc., from June 4, 1863. It was mustered out and honorably discharged under Captain Bates, June 28, 1865, at Elmira. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 54 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 41 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 5 officers, 161 enlisted men; total, 11 officers, 256 enlisted men; aggregate, 267; of whom 9 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. This is a very nice example of a scarce brass framed secondary martial pistol carried by a NY artilleryman for 4 years of war. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good overall. Gun is all matching with strong traces of finish, metal overall gray with scattered areas of staining and pitting. Bbl is correctly marked in 2-lines “E.A.PRESCOTT WORCESTER, MASS/PAT’D OCT. 2 1860”. Brass frame and trigger guard have mustard colored patina, inscription crisp and well discerned as well as other markings. Grips retain about 75% of their orig varnish and each are SNd to match gun. 4-54435 JS28 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1357

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1357	$6,325.00	RARE CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED PRESCOTT SINGLE ACTION NAVY REVOLVER. SN 23. This rare 38 Cal. rim fire revolver was made in 1861 in Worcester, Mass. No more than a few hundred of these revolvers were made. The US Army praised the guns efficiency but did not purchase any. These guns were expensive and the large 38 Cal. rim fire cartridges were scarce and expensive, too. So generally wealthier officers purchased or had them presented. This particular brass framed gun is inscribed on backstrap “Capt. Thomas H. Bates/Empire Battery”. Bates orig serviced as a Lt in the 14th NY Infantry only serving a few months, resigning July 31, 1861, taking charge as Captain in the 1st New York Light Artillery the same day. The 1st NY Artillery was organized at Elmira to serve three years. Battery A known as the Empire Battery was commanded by Capt. Thomas H. Bates, under authority from the War Department, dated July 31, 1861, recruited principally at Utica, Edmeston, Little Falls, Phoenix, Clinton, Burlington, South Brookfield, New Berlin, Jordan, Sauquoit, Bridgewater and Sherburne. It was mustered in the United States service at Utica, September 12, 1861, and served at and near Washington, D. C., from November, 1861; in the Artillery Reserve, Army of Potomac, from February, 1862; in Casey’s Division, 4th Corps, from March, 1862; the enlisted men were transferred to Batteries D and H, 1st Artillery, and to the 7th and 8th Batteries June 15, 1862, and the Captain returned to the State to reorganize the battery. The new battery was recruited principally at Utica, and served in the 22d Corps, at the Artillery Camp of Instruction near Washington, D. C., from February 1, 1863; in the Department of the Susquehanna and Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Chambersburg and Allegheny City, etc., from June 4, 1863. It was mustered out and honorably discharged under Captain Bates, June 28, 1865, at Elmira. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 5 officers, 54 enlisted men; of wounds received in action, 1 officer, 41 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 5 officers, 161 enlisted men; total, 11 officers, 256 enlisted men; aggregate, 267; of whom 9 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy. This is a very nice example of a scarce brass framed secondary martial pistol carried by a NY artilleryman for 4 years of war. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good overall. Gun is all matching with strong traces of finish, metal overall gray with scattered areas of staining and pitting. Bbl is correctly marked in 2-lines “E.A.PRESCOTT WORCESTER, MASS/PAT’D OCT. 2 1860”. Brass frame and trigger guard have mustard colored patina, inscription crisp and well discerned as well as other markings. Grips retain about 75% of their orig varnish and each are SNd to match gun. 4-54435 JS28 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1357 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 CIVIL WAR INSCRIBED PRESCOTT SINGLE ACTION NAVY REVOLVER.