RARE LATE PRODUCTION RIGDON & ANSLEY CONFEDERATE REVOLVER WITH LARGE SERIAL NUMBERS.

SN 2259. Cal. 36. This Confederate revolver made in Augusta, GA is among the last few hundred made with large style SNs Top of bbl flat is properly marked and inspected “CSA”. This gun represents the final refinements to Confederate navy revolvers originally made by Leech & Rigdon and finally by Rigdon & Ansley (Augusta, GA) with 12 stops, Navy style latch and cap release groove. The earliest range of these large SN guns begins about SN 1900. PROVENANCE: Listed by SN in “Confederate Handguns”, 1963, pg. 55; Ex-Don Bryan Collection; private Collection, 1994. CONDITION: Good to very good overall as refinished. Metal is fairly smooth, dark grey/plum overall with pitting, SNs on frame and bbl housing are weak. Gun appears mostly orig with matching SNs found on bbl, frame, cylinder, trigger guard, backstrap, loading arm and latch. Cryptic “W” is found on left side of trigger guard at rear. Wedge is spring-type and could not be removed and is incorrect for this particular revolver, so it has to be a replacement. The grips are well fit restorations. Albaugh notes in his 1963 text that this gun appeared to have been in a fire. Mechanically functional with well discerned rifling and bore. 51571-7 JS (15,000-18,000) – Lot 1352

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018

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
	1352	$18,400.00	RARE LATE PRODUCTION RIGDON & ANSLEY CONFEDERATE REVOLVER WITH LARGE SERIAL NUMBERS. SN 2259. Cal. 36. This Confederate revolver made in Augusta, GA is among the last few hundred made with large style SNs Top of bbl flat is properly marked and inspected “CSA”. This gun represents the final refinements to Confederate navy revolvers originally made by Leech & Rigdon and finally by Rigdon & Ansley (Augusta, GA) with 12 stops, Navy style latch and cap release groove. The earliest range of these large SN guns begins about SN 1900. PROVENANCE: Listed by SN in “Confederate Handguns”, 1963, pg. 55; Ex-Don Bryan Collection; private Collection, 1994. CONDITION: Good to very good overall as refinished. Metal is fairly smooth, dark grey/plum overall with pitting, SNs on frame and bbl housing are weak. Gun appears mostly orig with matching SNs found on bbl, frame, cylinder, trigger guard, backstrap, loading arm and latch. Cryptic “W” is found on left side of trigger guard at rear. Wedge is spring-type and could not be removed and is incorrect for this particular revolver, so it has to be a replacement. The grips are well fit restorations. Albaugh notes in his 1963 text that this gun appeared to have been in a fire. Mechanically functional with well discerned rifling and bore. 51571-7 JS (15,000-18,000) – Lot 1352 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018 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 LATE PRODUCTION RIGDON & ANSLEY CONFEDERATE REVOLVER WITH LARGE SERIAL NUMBERS.