RARE CASED ENGRAVED ETHAN ALLEN EIGHT ISSUE SIDEHAMMER RIMFIRE REVOLVER.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED ETHAN ALLEN EIGHT ISSUE SIDEHAMMER RIMFIRE REVOLVER. SN 1947. Cal. 22 Short. Gold & nickel finish with 2-5/16″ oct bbl, 2-line address on left side flat with 7-shot cyl. Mounted with checkered & carved 2-pc birdhead pearl grips numbered “1847” on inside each grip, obviously an assembler’s mistake being one number off of the actual SN. Bbl & frame are gold plated with nickel plated cyl, hammer & cyl pin. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably by famous master engraver L.D. Nimschke with about 65-75% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Top rear of frame and top strap are engraved with spectacular hunter’s stars. Top flat of bbl & back strap are engraved in geometric patterns. Cyl is engraved with a band of foliate arabesque patterns. Grips are spectacularly carved, probably by Mr. Nimschke himself with differing foliate floral feather & diamond patterns but undoubtedly carved as a pair. Accompanied by its orig black leather covered purple velvet lined casing with pressed decorations on its domed lid and a brass latch on the front. Interior is French fitted for the revolver with an empty covered compartment in left front and a metal cleaning rod in a slot in the rear. Given the extraordinary engraving & plating along with the deluxe casing and spectacular carved pearl grips this was almost certainly an exhibition piece for the Allen Company. PROVENANCE: John Battaglia (1991); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & cyl pin, grips as noted above. Bbl & frame overall retain just about all of their strong orig gold plating with some slight losses around forcing cone & thinning on backstrap & buttstrap; cyl retains strong nickel finish on outer circumference & rear face with losses on front face; grips are extraordinary with tremendous fire. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. Case is very fine with a few minor nicks on the outside and very light fading on the inside. Altogether an extraordinary little Allen revolver. 4-45347 JR75 (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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	1782	$9,200.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED ETHAN ALLEN EIGHT ISSUE SIDEHAMMER RIMFIRE REVOLVER. SN 1947. Cal. 22 Short. Gold & nickel finish with 2-5/16″ oct bbl, 2-line address on left side flat with 7-shot cyl. Mounted with checkered & carved 2-pc birdhead pearl grips numbered “1847” on inside each grip, obviously an assembler’s mistake being one number off of the actual SN. Bbl & frame are gold plated with nickel plated cyl, hammer & cyl pin. Revolver is engraved in New York style, probably by famous master engraver L.D. Nimschke with about 65-75% coverage foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Top rear of frame and top strap are engraved with spectacular hunter’s stars. Top flat of bbl & back strap are engraved in geometric patterns. Cyl is engraved with a band of foliate arabesque patterns. Grips are spectacularly carved, probably by Mr. Nimschke himself with differing foliate floral feather & diamond patterns but undoubtedly carved as a pair. Accompanied by its orig black leather covered purple velvet lined casing with pressed decorations on its domed lid and a brass latch on the front. Interior is French fitted for the revolver with an empty covered compartment in left front and a metal cleaning rod in a slot in the rear. Given the extraordinary engraving & plating along with the deluxe casing and spectacular carved pearl grips this was almost certainly an exhibition piece for the Allen Company. PROVENANCE: John Battaglia (1991); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, all matching including bbl, cyl & cyl pin, grips as noted above. Bbl & frame overall retain just about all of their strong orig gold plating with some slight losses around forcing cone & thinning on backstrap & buttstrap; cyl retains strong nickel finish on outer circumference & rear face with losses on front face; grips are extraordinary with tremendous fire. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. Case is very fine with a few minor nicks on the outside and very light fading on the inside. Altogether an extraordinary little Allen revolver. 4-45347 JR75 (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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