LOT OF 3 EARLY AMERICAN HANDGUNS.

LOT OF 3 EARLY AMERICAN HANDGUNS. 1) Colt New Line Spur Trigger Revolver With Box. Cal. 22 Short. SN 33686. Nickel finish with 2-1/4″ flat side rnd bbl with half moon front sight. Left side of bbl has a clear etched panel “COLT NEW 22”. Mounted with 2-pc birdhead burl walnut grips that have the last 3 digits of SN in pencil in right side. Accompanied by an orig 2-pc burgundy colored cardboard box with pink top label. Bottom of box is numbered to another revolver. 2) Moore Patent front loading revolver. Cal. 32 Teatfire. SN 3735. Blue & silver finish with 3-1/4″ rnd bbl, German silver half moon front sight and is fitted with 2-pc birdhead walnut grips that have the last two digits of SN inside each grip. The frame & cyl are also numbered identically. Frame is lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. It has 6-shot unfluted cyl. Accompanied by its orig 2-pc green & red cardboard box that has a line drawing of the revolver on top label. Matching SN is in pencil on bottom. 3) Colt No. 2 Deringer. Cal. 41 RF. SN 5242. Blue finish with 2-1/2″ ovoid shaped bbl, German silver half moon front sight and mounted with 2-pc checkered birdhead walnut grips matching numbered to this pistol. Accompanied by an orig mahogany veneer, burgundy velvet lined casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a steel wire cleaning rod and two compartments, one of which contains nine orig cartridges. PROVENANCE: 1) Dick Littlefield (2002); 2) Dick Littlefield (1984); 3) Denis Levett (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Fine. Overall retains about all of its orig nickel on bbl & cyl with frame retaining 85-90% nickel; grips show moderate edge wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Box has one broken and two repaired corners in lid, otherwise is fine showing moderate wear with light soil. 2) Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grips. Overall retains about 85% of its bright, glossy, orig, factory blue on bbl and about 75% on cyl; frame retains all of its orig silver; grips are sound showing little or no wear. Box has one broken bottom edge and interior partition is loose, otherwise box is sound showing moderate wear & soil. 3) Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue; frame is a gray metal color; grips are sound showing moderate wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light pitting. Box has some loose veneer on one end with chips on other end showing light storage & handling nicks; interior is lightly faded & soiled; cleaning rod is rusted; cartridges are fine. 4-45501 JR140 (3,500-5,000)

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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	1787	$4,600.00	LOT OF 3 EARLY AMERICAN HANDGUNS. 1) Colt New Line Spur Trigger Revolver With Box. Cal. 22 Short. SN 33686. Nickel finish with 2-1/4″ flat side rnd bbl with half moon front sight. Left side of bbl has a clear etched panel “COLT NEW 22”. Mounted with 2-pc birdhead burl walnut grips that have the last 3 digits of SN in pencil in right side. Accompanied by an orig 2-pc burgundy colored cardboard box with pink top label. Bottom of box is numbered to another revolver. 2) Moore Patent front loading revolver. Cal. 32 Teatfire. SN 3735. Blue & silver finish with 3-1/4″ rnd bbl, German silver half moon front sight and is fitted with 2-pc birdhead walnut grips that have the last two digits of SN inside each grip. The frame & cyl are also numbered identically. Frame is lightly engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. It has 6-shot unfluted cyl. Accompanied by its orig 2-pc green & red cardboard box that has a line drawing of the revolver on top label. Matching SN is in pencil on bottom. 3) Colt No. 2 Deringer. Cal. 41 RF. SN 5242. Blue finish with 2-1/2″ ovoid shaped bbl, German silver half moon front sight and mounted with 2-pc checkered birdhead walnut grips matching numbered to this pistol. Accompanied by an orig mahogany veneer, burgundy velvet lined casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a steel wire cleaning rod and two compartments, one of which contains nine orig cartridges. PROVENANCE: 1) Dick Littlefield (2002); 2) Dick Littlefield (1984); 3) Denis Levett (1994); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Fine. Overall retains about all of its orig nickel on bbl & cyl with frame retaining 85-90% nickel; grips show moderate edge wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered pitting. Box has one broken and two repaired corners in lid, otherwise is fine showing moderate wear with light soil. 2) Extremely fine plus, all matching including wedge & grips. Overall retains about 85% of its bright, glossy, orig, factory blue on bbl and about 75% on cyl; frame retains all of its orig silver; grips are sound showing little or no wear. Box has one broken bottom edge and interior partition is loose, otherwise box is sound showing moderate wear & soil. 3) Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue; frame is a gray metal color; grips are sound showing moderate wear and retain most of their orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light pitting. Box has some loose veneer on one end with chips on other end showing light storage & handling nicks; interior is lightly faded & soiled; cleaning rod is rusted; cartridges are fine. 4-45501 JR140 (3,500-5,000) 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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