SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL TIP-UP REVOLVER.

SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL TIP-UP REVOLVER. SN 7. Cal. 22 Short. This revolver has all the appearances & attributes of a Smith & Wesson 1st Model 2nd Issue. Blue & gold finish with 3-1/8″ oct, keyhole shape bbl with half moon German silver front sight and “AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL Co. NEWARK N.J.” address. Mounted with 2-pc smooth, square butt pearl grips serial numbered to this revolver. Cyl is 7-shots with dbl front stop notches. Revolver is engraved by renowned master engraver L.D. Nimschke with about full coverage very fine intertwined foliate arabesque patterns on frame & sides of bbl lug and side flats of bbl. Top of back strap is engraved with a dbl shell pattern and backstrap & buttstrap have full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with another shell pattern at the heel. Center of backstrap & buttstrap have empty initial ovals. Top strap is engraved with Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive crossed ribbon patterns. Hammer is deluxe engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bottom sides of frame & sides of top strap are engraved in feather patterns with foliate patterns on four of the bbl flats. Muzzle has a very fine zig zag engraved border. Cyl is also full coverage engraved with matching intertwined foliate arabesque patterns and a fine knurled pattern around front edge along with a very fine dash & dot border pattern. In addition there is a 5-pointed star engraved on flats between cyl stop notches. Given the quality & profusion of the engraving along with the gold plating and fine blue finish, with pearl grips and deluxe casing along with the sgl digit SN, this was undoubtedly an exhibition piece for the company. Accompanied by its orig rosewood casing with empty oval plate in lid. Interior is red & green velvet lined and French fitted in bottom for revolver with a cartridge block in left front for 51 cartridges. Right rear corner has an empty compartment. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig factory blue; frame retains virtually all of its strong orig gold plating; cyl retains most of its orig blue turned plum; trigger & hammer retain strong bright case colors; grips are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with scattered pitting. Case has numerous fine grain checks in lid, otherwise is completely sound and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is lightly faded & soiled inside lid, more heavily faded on green trim in bottom; cleaning rod is missing. 4-45362 JR68 (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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1765	$23,000.00	SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL TIP-UP REVOLVER. SN 7. Cal. 22 Short. This revolver has all the appearances & attributes of a Smith & Wesson 1st Model 2nd Issue. Blue & gold finish with 3-1/8″ oct, keyhole shape bbl with half moon German silver front sight and “AMERICAN STANDARD TOOL Co. NEWARK N.J.” address. Mounted with 2-pc smooth, square butt pearl grips serial numbered to this revolver. Cyl is 7-shots with dbl front stop notches. Revolver is engraved by renowned master engraver L.D. Nimschke with about full coverage very fine intertwined foliate arabesque patterns on frame & sides of bbl lug and side flats of bbl. Top of back strap is engraved with a dbl shell pattern and backstrap & buttstrap have full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with another shell pattern at the heel. Center of backstrap & buttstrap have empty initial ovals. Top strap is engraved with Mr. Nimschke’s distinctive crossed ribbon patterns. Hammer is deluxe engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bottom sides of frame & sides of top strap are engraved in feather patterns with foliate patterns on four of the bbl flats. Muzzle has a very fine zig zag engraved border. Cyl is also full coverage engraved with matching intertwined foliate arabesque patterns and a fine knurled pattern around front edge along with a very fine dash & dot border pattern. In addition there is a 5-pointed star engraved on flats between cyl stop notches. Given the quality & profusion of the engraving along with the gold plating and fine blue finish, with pearl grips and deluxe casing along with the sgl digit SN, this was undoubtedly an exhibition piece for the company. Accompanied by its orig rosewood casing with empty oval plate in lid. Interior is red & green velvet lined and French fitted in bottom for revolver with a cartridge block in left front for 51 cartridges. Right rear corner has an empty compartment. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including bbl, cyl & grips. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig factory blue; frame retains virtually all of its strong orig gold plating; cyl retains most of its orig blue turned plum; trigger & hammer retain strong bright case colors; grips are sound with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with scattered pitting. Case has numerous fine grain checks in lid, otherwise is completely sound and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is lightly faded & soiled inside lid, more heavily faded on green trim in bottom; cleaning rod is missing. 4-45362 JR68 (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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