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1538
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$5,750.00
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FINE ENGLISH OAK CASING FOR DRAGOON REVOLVER. Beautiful orig English oak casing with empty medallion in the lid. Interior is burgundy velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for a Dragoon sized Colt revolver and contains a Barlow Patent bag shaped flask, an early “COLTS PATENT” brass 2-cavity bullet & ball mold with sprue cutter, an L-shaped nipple wrench and a lacquered tin of 500 Eley caps. Covered right rear compartment contains cast lead bullets & balls and a steel oil bottle. Bottom front of case has a mortised brass lock and swinging latches on each end. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bottom has a small crack, otherwise it is completely sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig finish. Interior is heavily faded & lightly soiled inside the lid; bottom is moderately faded & soiled with all partitions intact & solid; flask is extremely fine with a couple of miniscule dents and retains about all of its bright orig finish; mold is crisp & clean with a series of dents on right side and bright steel sprue cutter; cap tin, nipple wrench & other accessories are fine. 4-46699-1 JR158 (4,000-7,000)
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. |