RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1887 “PLINKER” ROLLING BLOCK TARGET PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION.

RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1887 “PLINKER” ROLLING BLOCK TARGET PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION. SN 194. Cal. 22. Rare target pistol with 8″ heavy rnd bbl, German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight and fixed rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with 1-pc grip and tiny forearm. Frame & trigger guard are color case hardened with the breech block blued and the hammer finished in straw color. Trigger is fire blued. Frontstrap has the painted inscription “KM52” which is the inventory number of the Moldenhauer Collection. Left side of the front & backstraps, under the grip have the frame number “194” with the assembly number “424” also on backstrap. Matching assembly numbers are also found stamped in frontstrap channel of the grip and in pencil in the bbl channel of forearm. Forearm also has the stamped number “98” or “86”. This exact pistol is pictured on p. 298 with description on p. 297, as Item #297 of the catalog of Mr. Moldenhauer’s collection which was sold at public auction by Richard Bourne in 1980. According to Blue Book of Gun Values, Fjestad, there were only about 800 of these rare pistols manufactured 1887-1891. PROVENANCE: Karl Moldenhauer Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except bbl which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with faint muzzle edge wear; frame & trigger guard retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on trigger bow & frontstrap; breech block retains most of its high polish blue and the hammer & pins retain about all of their bright straw color; wood is sound with a couple of minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45222 JR229 (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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	1724	$4,720.00	RARE REMINGTON MODEL 1887 “PLINKER” ROLLING BLOCK TARGET PISTOL FROM THE FAMOUS KARL MOLDENHAUER COLLECTION. SN 194. Cal. 22. Rare target pistol with 8″ heavy rnd bbl, German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight and fixed rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with 1-pc grip and tiny forearm. Frame & trigger guard are color case hardened with the breech block blued and the hammer finished in straw color. Trigger is fire blued. Frontstrap has the painted inscription “KM52” which is the inventory number of the Moldenhauer Collection. Left side of the front & backstraps, under the grip have the frame number “194” with the assembly number “424” also on backstrap. Matching assembly numbers are also found stamped in frontstrap channel of the grip and in pencil in the bbl channel of forearm. Forearm also has the stamped number “98” or “86”. This exact pistol is pictured on p. 298 with description on p. 297, as Item #297 of the catalog of Mr. Moldenhauer’s collection which was sold at public auction by Richard Bourne in 1980. According to Blue Book of Gun Values, Fjestad, there were only about 800 of these rare pistols manufactured 1887-1891. PROVENANCE: Karl Moldenhauer Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except bbl which is unnumbered. Bbl retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with faint muzzle edge wear; frame & trigger guard retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on trigger bow & frontstrap; breech block retains most of its high polish blue and the hammer & pins retain about all of their bright straw color; wood is sound with a couple of minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-45222 JR229 (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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