SCARCE ENGRAVED SERIES IV MANHATTAN NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE ENGRAVED SERIES IV MANHATTAN NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 47374. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 6-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 2-line address. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc burl walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with the five-panel roll marking of infantry, cavalry & naval scenes. Frame is beautifully engraved, probably by master engraver L.D. Nimschke with full coverage flowing foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background over the frame. Matching deluxe patterns extend over the bbl lug & top side flats of bbl with chip & dot borders that terminate in a geometric pattern around bbl address. Rammer pivot is engraved to match. Hammer is deluxe engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Top of back strap has a distinctive fan pattern with geometric patterns near top & heel of backstrap, on buttstrap & trigger bow. Bottom flat of bbl, about 1/4″ from muzzle, has a filled dovetail which leads one to believe that the rammer latch stud has been relocated to its present position. The spring plate that is supposed to be mounted on recoil shield is missing. PROVENANCE: Eric Vaule (1979); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip except rammer handle which is unnumbered but irrefutably is orig to this revolver, although possibly shortened as noted above. Bbl retains traces of orig blue being overall a blue/gray patina with a few spots of surface rust; frame retains a silver/gray patina as does the hammer which has light pitting around the nose; trigger guard & front strap retain 75-80% strong orig silver with the exposed brass on the trigger guard a dark mustard patina; backstrap & buttstrap retain about 75% strong orig silver; cyl retains traces of blue being mostly a gray patina; grip is sound with a few chips in the finish and overall retains most of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. 4-45324 JR166 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1649	$3,450.00	SCARCE ENGRAVED SERIES IV MANHATTAN NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 47374. Cal. 36. Blue & color case hardened with 6-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver front sight and 2-line address. The silver plated brass trigger guard & backstrap contain a varnished 1-pc burl walnut grip that has last four digits of matching SN in backstrap channel. Cyl is 5-shots with the five-panel roll marking of infantry, cavalry & naval scenes. Frame is beautifully engraved, probably by master engraver L.D. Nimschke with full coverage flowing foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background over the frame. Matching deluxe patterns extend over the bbl lug & top side flats of bbl with chip & dot borders that terminate in a geometric pattern around bbl address. Rammer pivot is engraved to match. Hammer is deluxe engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and a wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Top of back strap has a distinctive fan pattern with geometric patterns near top & heel of backstrap, on buttstrap & trigger bow. Bottom flat of bbl, about 1/4″ from muzzle, has a filled dovetail which leads one to believe that the rammer latch stud has been relocated to its present position. The spring plate that is supposed to be mounted on recoil shield is missing. PROVENANCE: Eric Vaule (1979); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine, all matching including wedge, cyl & grip except rammer handle which is unnumbered but irrefutably is orig to this revolver, although possibly shortened as noted above. Bbl retains traces of orig blue being overall a blue/gray patina with a few spots of surface rust; frame retains a silver/gray patina as does the hammer which has light pitting around the nose; trigger guard & front strap retain 75-80% strong orig silver with the exposed brass on the trigger guard a dark mustard patina; backstrap & buttstrap retain about 75% strong orig silver; cyl retains traces of blue being mostly a gray patina; grip is sound with a few chips in the finish and overall retains most of its strong orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. 4-45324 JR166 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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