MOST UNUSUAL CUSTOM REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK SINGLE SHOT NAVY PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION.

MOST UNUSUAL CUSTOM REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK SINGLE SHOT NAVY PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION. SN 3910. Cal. 50 CF Smoothbore. Usual configuration with 8-1/2″ rnd bbl, pinched post front sight and 1-line Remington address & patent dates. There is a small anchor stamped on top of bbl at frame. Left side of the backstrap, under the wood, is marked “78”. Left side of front strap, under the wood, is marked “3910”, bbl is not numbered. Pistol is engraved by famous master engraver L.D. Nimschke and signed “LN” on the right side of frame at the top center of the engraving patterns. It is engraved with intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background on sides of frame and back of hammer slot as well as at the heel of the backstrap. Top of frame, over the chamber, is engraved in a wonderfully detailed hunter’s star. Front strap is marked in white paint “KM641” which is the inventory number of the famous Moldenhauer Collection which was sold about 1980 by Richard Bourne in Hyannis, Mass. Pistol is most unusually mounted with a bulbous rosewood grip that has a checkered butt and a tiny checkered rosewood forearm. Mr. Howard, in his collection record, states that this pistol is lot number 286 in the Bourne Auction Catalog of the Moldenhauer Collection and is number 1544 in the William M. Locke Collection. He also states that this pistol is pictured on p 45 of Remington Rolling Block Pistols, Landskron. He also states that Mr. Landskron classifies it as a “Navy Framed Custom Pistol”. It seems very likely that this pistol was intended as a presentation to a high ranking government official or military officer. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains on bbl or frame being a cleaned gray metal patina; trigger guard retains strong orig blue and the backstrap traces of blue; wood is sound showing light diamond point wear and retains most of its custom finish. Mechanics are fine, bright bore with a couple of small spots of pitting. 4-45220 JR190 (4,000-7,000)

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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	1722	$6,325.00	MOST UNUSUAL CUSTOM REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK SINGLE SHOT NAVY PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION. SN 3910. Cal. 50 CF Smoothbore. Usual configuration with 8-1/2″ rnd bbl, pinched post front sight and 1-line Remington address & patent dates. There is a small anchor stamped on top of bbl at frame. Left side of the backstrap, under the wood, is marked “78”. Left side of front strap, under the wood, is marked “3910”, bbl is not numbered. Pistol is engraved by famous master engraver L.D. Nimschke and signed “LN” on the right side of frame at the top center of the engraving patterns. It is engraved with intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background on sides of frame and back of hammer slot as well as at the heel of the backstrap. Top of frame, over the chamber, is engraved in a wonderfully detailed hunter’s star. Front strap is marked in white paint “KM641” which is the inventory number of the famous Moldenhauer Collection which was sold about 1980 by Richard Bourne in Hyannis, Mass. Pistol is most unusually mounted with a bulbous rosewood grip that has a checkered butt and a tiny checkered rosewood forearm. Mr. Howard, in his collection record, states that this pistol is lot number 286 in the Bourne Auction Catalog of the Moldenhauer Collection and is number 1544 in the William M. Locke Collection. He also states that this pistol is pictured on p 45 of Remington Rolling Block Pistols, Landskron. He also states that Mr. Landskron classifies it as a “Navy Framed Custom Pistol”. It seems very likely that this pistol was intended as a presentation to a high ranking government official or military officer. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains on bbl or frame being a cleaned gray metal patina; trigger guard retains strong orig blue and the backstrap traces of blue; wood is sound showing light diamond point wear and retains most of its custom finish. Mechanics are fine, bright bore with a couple of small spots of pitting. 4-45220 JR190 (4,000-7,000) 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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