EXCEPTIONAL CASED VOLCANIC NAVY SIZE LEVER ACTION PISTOL.

SN 1395. Cal. 41. Wonderful Volcanic with 8″ oct bbl, integral magazine tube with silver pin front sight and fixed rear sight in top flat of frame. Top flat of bbl has a crisp 3-line address “THE VOLCANIC / REPEATING ARMS CO. / PATENT NEW HAVEN CON. FEB. 14, 1854”. Mounted with smooth 2-pc rosewood grips matching numbered to this pistol. Serial number was observed on left side of buttstrap under the grip, right side of lever and inside each grip. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching numbers. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the pistol with an open compartment for boxes of cartridges which now contains a 4-pc brass & rosewood cleaning rod and a small lacquered tin cartridge box. Right rear corner contains a faceted glass jar with silver top. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 1500 of these rare pistol were produced in the period 1855-1856 at about which time the company was reorganized as the New Haven Arms Co.. This design evolved into the Henry Model 1860 lever action rifle and later became Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. The bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with the rotating loading sleeve flaking to a blue/brown patina; frame & side plates show crisp edges and a wonderful medium to dark mustard patina, screw heads retain strong orig blue; trigger & hammer retain most of their orig dark blue and the lever is flaked to about 50% blue; grips are sound showing light high point wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; brilliant shiny bore with fine pitting near the chamber end. Case has a grain check in the top with a crack and a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise case is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with one slightly lose partition. All together an extraordinary, high condition Volcanic. Perhaps the finest we’ve seen. 4-51226 JR14 (35,000-50,000) – Lot 2005

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2005	$41,400.00	EXCEPTIONAL CASED VOLCANIC NAVY SIZE LEVER ACTION PISTOL. SN 1395. Cal. 41. Wonderful Volcanic with 8″ oct bbl, integral magazine tube with silver pin front sight and fixed rear sight in top flat of frame. Top flat of bbl has a crisp 3-line address “THE VOLCANIC / REPEATING ARMS CO. / PATENT NEW HAVEN CON. FEB. 14, 1854”. Mounted with smooth 2-pc rosewood grips matching numbered to this pistol. Serial number was observed on left side of buttstrap under the grip, right side of lever and inside each grip. No further disassembly was effected to check for additional matching numbers. Accompanied by an orig burgundy velvet lined mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the pistol with an open compartment for boxes of cartridges which now contains a 4-pc brass & rosewood cleaning rod and a small lacquered tin cartridge box. Right rear corner contains a faceted glass jar with silver top. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 1500 of these rare pistol were produced in the period 1855-1856 at about which time the company was reorganized as the New Haven Arms Co.. This design evolved into the Henry Model 1860 lever action rifle and later became Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. The bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with the rotating loading sleeve flaking to a blue/brown patina; frame & side plates show crisp edges and a wonderful medium to dark mustard patina, screw heads retain strong orig blue; trigger & hammer retain most of their orig dark blue and the lever is flaked to about 50% blue; grips are sound showing light high point wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine; brilliant shiny bore with fine pitting near the chamber end. Case has a grain check in the top with a crack and a couple of grain checks in the bottom, otherwise case is sound with handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly soiled with one slightly lose partition. All together an extraordinary, high condition Volcanic. Perhaps the finest we’ve seen. 4-51226 JR14 (35,000-50,000) – Lot 2005 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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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EXCEPTIONAL CASED VOLCANIC NAVY SIZE LEVER ACTION PISTOL.