VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT 1ST MODEL NEW LINE 32 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

SN 9801. Cal. 32 RF. Nickel finish with 2-1/4″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight with 2-line address. Base pin, trigger, screws & edges of hammer are fire-blued. Mounted with 2-pc smooth pearl grips matching numbered to this revolver. Revolver has nearly full coverage New York style, foliate arabesque pattern engraving with very fine pearled background, probably by Gustave Young. Accompanied by an extremely rare, leather covered, trunk style factory casing that is pale blue velvet lined with blue satin hinge covering, recessed in the bottom for the revolver. It has a sculpted cartridge block in the left front containing 25 cartridges. In the back it has its orig steel, L-shaped cleaning rod/screwdriver. Although this revolver was the second highest production of the New Line series. It is very rarely encountered engraved and is exceedingly rare with orig case. They were very popular during their day in the 1870s & 1880s and usually saw hard service. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Overall retains 97-98% crisp orig nickel with only one small spot on the bottom of frame and a couple of tiny spots on top strap; trigger, hammer, cyl pin & screws retain bright fire blue. Grips are sound, showing no visible flaws and have great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired but if so, very little. Case is extremely fine with a few minor scuffs and a couple of minor scratches and retains about all of its crisp, russet brown finish; interior is heavily faded with stained areas from contact with the revolver; cartridges are dark copper color. (WG-032) 4-51074 JR497 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 2043a

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	2043a	$24,150.00	VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT 1ST MODEL NEW LINE 32 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 9801. Cal. 32 RF. Nickel finish with 2-1/4″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight with 2-line address. Base pin, trigger, screws & edges of hammer are fire-blued. Mounted with 2-pc smooth pearl grips matching numbered to this revolver. Revolver has nearly full coverage New York style, foliate arabesque pattern engraving with very fine pearled background, probably by Gustave Young. Accompanied by an extremely rare, leather covered, trunk style factory casing that is pale blue velvet lined with blue satin hinge covering, recessed in the bottom for the revolver. It has a sculpted cartridge block in the left front containing 25 cartridges. In the back it has its orig steel, L-shaped cleaning rod/screwdriver. Although this revolver was the second highest production of the New Line series. It is very rarely encountered engraved and is exceedingly rare with orig case. They were very popular during their day in the 1870s & 1880s and usually saw hard service. PROVENANCE: The William Gerber Family Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Overall retains 97-98% crisp orig nickel with only one small spot on the bottom of frame and a couple of tiny spots on top strap; trigger, hammer, cyl pin & screws retain bright fire blue. Grips are sound, showing no visible flaws and have great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May have been fired but if so, very little. Case is extremely fine with a few minor scuffs and a couple of minor scratches and retains about all of its crisp, russet brown finish; interior is heavily faded with stained areas from contact with the revolver; cartridges are dark copper color. (WG-032) 4-51074 JR497 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 2043a Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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VERY RARE CASED ENGRAVED COLT 1ST MODEL NEW LINE 32 SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.