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1328
$1,725.00

UNKNOWN UNMARKED NAVY SIZE FRAME PERCUSSION REVOLVER SN NSN. Cal. About 46. Well made percussion revolver with 8-1/8 medium weight oct bbl, with 4-groove rifling, having a Colt-style 2-pc rammer with horizontal Navy style latch & stud. Sights have been broken away. Rammer handle is octagonal in shape. It has a thick Colt-style bbl lug with Colt-style forcing cone extension. It has a 5-shot cylinder with a rounded blade style cylinder stop slots with integral star wheel on back edge, no safety pins and deep, wide nipple recesses. Frame is flat sided with narrow recoil shields and a shallow capping groove on right side. There is no bullet loading notch in bbl lug. Hammer has a high spur with a sharp curl. Trigger guard appears to be integral with plate having a thick, square back edge. Grip frame attaches similar to a Colt with 2-pc walnut grips and a rounded buttstrap with flared front & back edges. Hammer spring is a long complicated “U” shape and hammer has a roller for the spring. Inside of grips are milled to accommodate spring. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & rammer retain a blue/brown patina mixed with orig blue in sheltered areas and fine surface rust. Cylinder is a blue/gray patina with light surface rust and one area with numerous small nicks. Frame & grip frame also retain a blue/brown patina with stronger blue on frame in sheltered areas. It also has light surface rust and some nicks on left side of frame. Grips are sound with a few dings on left side and retain a hand worn patina. Hammer will not hold firm in full or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-32676 JR499 (1,000-2,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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.