RARE ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL BELT PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH FLUTED CYLINDER.

RARE ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL BELT PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH FLUTED CYLINDER. SN 191. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 6-1/2″ oct bbl, fitted with front blade sight with a lightly struck Remington 2-line address and is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. Cyl is 6-shots with full flutes between chambers. Revolver has nearly full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch dot background by master engraver, L.D. Nimschke. Engraving extends over front of frame and onto side flats of bbl with smaller patterns on top flat and a chip border on each side. Top side flats of bbl are engraved in geometric patterns. Top of backstrap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive feather or fan pattern with a triangle center that has a wedge of diamond & dot patterns. Backstrap has foliate arabesque patterns near the top and at the heel with geometric patterns on buttstrap. Trigger guard is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive crossed ribbon patterns and the bottom front of frame is engraved in a fan pattern. Cyl has matching foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only a few hundred of these early fluted-cyl belt model revolvers produced during the early production stages. These revolvers were produced from 1865-1873 with an estimated total quantity of only 2,500 to 3,000 ever made. Engraved 1st Models such as this one are extremely rare. This revolver was lot 144 in the Karl Moldenhauer Collection auction conducted by Richard Bourne in 1980. PROVENANCE: William E. Florence Collection; Karl Moldenhauer Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains being a cleaned dark metal patina with fine pitting around forcing cone area and front part of frame; cyl is matching condition with fine pitting on front face; grips have a chipped left heel with fine age lines and retain a golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-45226 JR109 (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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	1726	$4,025.00	RARE ENGRAVED REMINGTON NEW MODEL BELT PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH FLUTED CYLINDER. SN 191. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 6-1/2″ oct bbl, fitted with front blade sight with a lightly struck Remington 2-line address and is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. Cyl is 6-shots with full flutes between chambers. Revolver has nearly full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch dot background by master engraver, L.D. Nimschke. Engraving extends over front of frame and onto side flats of bbl with smaller patterns on top flat and a chip border on each side. Top side flats of bbl are engraved in geometric patterns. Top of backstrap is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive feather or fan pattern with a triangle center that has a wedge of diamond & dot patterns. Backstrap has foliate arabesque patterns near the top and at the heel with geometric patterns on buttstrap. Trigger guard is engraved in Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive crossed ribbon patterns and the bottom front of frame is engraved in a fan pattern. Cyl has matching foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only a few hundred of these early fluted-cyl belt model revolvers produced during the early production stages. These revolvers were produced from 1865-1873 with an estimated total quantity of only 2,500 to 3,000 ever made. Engraved 1st Models such as this one are extremely rare. This revolver was lot 144 in the Karl Moldenhauer Collection auction conducted by Richard Bourne in 1980. PROVENANCE: William E. Florence Collection; Karl Moldenhauer Collection; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains being a cleaned dark metal patina with fine pitting around forcing cone area and front part of frame; cyl is matching condition with fine pitting on front face; grips have a chipped left heel with fine age lines and retain a golden ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. 4-45226 JR109 (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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