RARE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION CASED PAIR OF COLT 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS TO “ADJT CHAS A. CLARK” MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER.

Revised: 9/17/2012

Correction: The catalog estimates should read (100,000-150,000).

RARE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION CASED PAIR OF COLT 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS TO “ADJT CHAS A. CLARK” MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER. SN 15147 & 15139. Cal. 36. Revolvers are virtually identical with 7-1/2″ rnd bbls, German silver front sights, slightly altered, with 1-line New-York U.S. America addresses. Left side of frames are marked with small “COLTS PATENT” and the caliber marking on the left rear web of the trigger guards. Cyls are usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guards & backstraps each contain a wonderful 1-pc ivory grip with deep relief raised carved Liberty head and flag motifs. Revolvers are engraved by the same hand although not identically, probably by Gustave Young, with full frame coverage foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends over sides of bbl lug and on each side of muzzle with light feather patterns on rammer pivots. Backstraps, buttstraps & trigger guards are engraved to match with different patterns at the top of backstraps. Backstraps are engraved in period script: “To Adjt. Chas A. Clark / Nov 9th 1864”. Accompanied by their orig, oak American casing with empty shield plaque in the lid. Interior is blue velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolvers, a silver plated dbl sided Navy size eagle & stars flask with angled spout, a fine brass capper with American eagle & stars top, a silver plated 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter marked on right side “36 P”, a small gutta percha screw top bottle, a packet of combustible cartridges, two lacquered tins of Eley’s caps, a small oval cardboard pill box, an L-shaped nipple wrench and two 6th Maine Veteran Association Reunion ribbons from Aug. 1900 & Aug. 1908. These revolvers were presented to Charles Armory Clark, a Medal of Honor winner from the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted as a 21 year old corporal from Sangerville, Maine when the unit mustered into service on July 15, 1861 and was discharged for disability on Feb. 11, 1864. On May 18, 1864 he was commissioned into the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept. and resigned on Oct. 26, 1864. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Feb. 1862, up through the ranks to Brevette Lt. Colonel March 1865. He was the adjutant for the regiment and then the Assistant Adjutant General. He earned the Medal of Honor for his action in the assault on Marye’s Heights outside of Fredericksburg, VA and for his leadership in saving his regiment in the absence of his commanding officers by leading the regiment down a precipitous height at Banks’ Ford, VA, in the process repulsing an entire brigade of Confederates. Lt. Col. Clark’s 6th Maine is one of the storied units of the Civil War. From early 1862 at the Battle of Manassas right through their mustering out on July 10, 1864 they participated in just about every major battle including Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Malverne Hill, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Franklin’s Crossing, Maryes’ Heights, Salem Heights, Banks’ Ford, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Courthouse, the “Bloody Angle”, Cold Harbor & Petersburg. They were to be mustered out on July 10, 1864 but as a unit volunteered for 30 days service for the defense of Washington and were engaged in the repulse of Gen. Jubal Early’s attack on Washington July 12 & 13. Col. Clark was severely wounded at Rappahannock Station. After the war he moved to Iowa where he died Dec. 22, 1913 and is buried in Cedar Rapids. Col. Clark was apparently a true leader who, as a very young man, assumed the mantle of leadership expected only of soldiers of vastly more experience. CONDITION: Revolvers are fine, all matching with the grip on #15147 having the SN in backstrap channel and #15139 mostly illegible. #15139 bbl retains about 50% orig nickel with dark patina and surface rust on sides; frame retains 50-60% orig nickel and cyl about 50% nickel and about 75-80% Ormsby Naval Battle scene; trigger guard retains about 75-80% orig silver and backstrap about 70%. Grip has a repaired sliver on right side with age lines in the bottom and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. #15147 bbl retains 88-90% strong orig nickel and the frame about 70% nickel with pitting on sides of hammer nose; cyl retains 65-70% nickel and 40-50% Ormsby Naval Battle scene; trigger guard retains about 85% orig silver and backstrap 40-50% silver. Grip is sound with a few age lines in bottom and retains a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded & soiled but completely intact with solid partitions; flask has a couple of small nicks & retains most of its orig silver; mold retains most of its orig silver; other accessories are fine. 4-46660 JR175 (100,000-150,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	1488	$109,250.00	Revised: 9/17/2012 Correction: The catalog estimates should read (100,000-150,000). RARE ENGRAVED PRESENTATION CASED PAIR OF COLT 1861 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS TO “ADJT CHAS A. CLARK” MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER. SN 15147 & 15139. Cal. 36. Revolvers are virtually identical with 7-1/2″ rnd bbls, German silver front sights, slightly altered, with 1-line New-York U.S. America addresses. Left side of frames are marked with small “COLTS PATENT” and the caliber marking on the left rear web of the trigger guards. Cyls are usual 6-shots with Ormsby Naval Battle scene roll marking. The silver plated brass trigger guards & backstraps each contain a wonderful 1-pc ivory grip with deep relief raised carved Liberty head and flag motifs. Revolvers are engraved by the same hand although not identically, probably by Gustave Young, with full frame coverage foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends over sides of bbl lug and on each side of muzzle with light feather patterns on rammer pivots. Backstraps, buttstraps & trigger guards are engraved to match with different patterns at the top of backstraps. Backstraps are engraved in period script: “To Adjt. Chas A. Clark / Nov 9th 1864”. Accompanied by their orig, oak American casing with empty shield plaque in the lid. Interior is blue velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolvers, a silver plated dbl sided Navy size eagle & stars flask with angled spout, a fine brass capper with American eagle & stars top, a silver plated 2-cavity bullet & ball “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter marked on right side “36 P”, a small gutta percha screw top bottle, a packet of combustible cartridges, two lacquered tins of Eley’s caps, a small oval cardboard pill box, an L-shaped nipple wrench and two 6th Maine Veteran Association Reunion ribbons from Aug. 1900 & Aug. 1908. These revolvers were presented to Charles Armory Clark, a Medal of Honor winner from the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted as a 21 year old corporal from Sangerville, Maine when the unit mustered into service on July 15, 1861 and was discharged for disability on Feb. 11, 1864. On May 18, 1864 he was commissioned into the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept. and resigned on Oct. 26, 1864. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Feb. 1862, up through the ranks to Brevette Lt. Colonel March 1865. He was the adjutant for the regiment and then the Assistant Adjutant General. He earned the Medal of Honor for his action in the assault on Marye’s Heights outside of Fredericksburg, VA and for his leadership in saving his regiment in the absence of his commanding officers by leading the regiment down a precipitous height at Banks’ Ford, VA, in the process repulsing an entire brigade of Confederates. Lt. Col. Clark’s 6th Maine is one of the storied units of the Civil War. From early 1862 at the Battle of Manassas right through their mustering out on July 10, 1864 they participated in just about every major battle including Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Malverne Hill, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Franklin’s Crossing, Maryes’ Heights, Salem Heights, Banks’ Ford, Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania Courthouse, the “Bloody Angle”, Cold Harbor & Petersburg. They were to be mustered out on July 10, 1864 but as a unit volunteered for 30 days service for the defense of Washington and were engaged in the repulse of Gen. Jubal Early’s attack on Washington July 12 & 13. Col. Clark was severely wounded at Rappahannock Station. After the war he moved to Iowa where he died Dec. 22, 1913 and is buried in Cedar Rapids. Col. Clark was apparently a true leader who, as a very young man, assumed the mantle of leadership expected only of soldiers of vastly more experience. CONDITION: Revolvers are fine, all matching with the grip on #15147 having the SN in backstrap channel and #15139 mostly illegible. #15139 bbl retains about 50% orig nickel with dark patina and surface rust on sides; frame retains 50-60% orig nickel and cyl about 50% nickel and about 75-80% Ormsby Naval Battle scene; trigger guard retains about 75-80% orig silver and backstrap about 70%. Grip has a repaired sliver on right side with age lines in the bottom and retains a wonderful golden ivory patina. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with moderate pitting. #15147 bbl retains 88-90% strong orig nickel and the frame about 70% nickel with pitting on sides of hammer nose; cyl retains 65-70% nickel and 40-50% Ormsby Naval Battle scene; trigger guard retains about 85% orig silver and backstrap 40-50% silver. Grip is sound with a few age lines in bottom and retains a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is moderately faded & soiled but completely intact with solid partitions; flask has a couple of small nicks & retains most of its orig silver; mold retains most of its orig silver; other accessories are fine. 4-46660 JR175 (100,000-150,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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