EXTRAORDINARILY RARE INSCRIBED OR PRESENTATION ENGRAVED VOLCANIC NO. 2 NAVY SIZE PISTOL.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE INSCRIBED OR PRESENTATION ENGRAVED VOLCANIC NO. 2 NAVY SIZE PISTOL. SN 1682. Cal. 41. Silver finish with 8″ oct bbl, silver pin front sight and fixed rear sight in a dovetail on top of the frame. Bbl has integral magazine tube with full side ribs and top flat has 3-line Volcanic Arms address. Pistol is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. SN was observed on the right side of the buttstrap under the grip, on the lever, inside of both sideplates and on exposed internal parts. No further disassembly was effected to check for other matching numbered parts. Receiver is very beautifully engraved, probably from the Nimschke shop and very likely by the master himself with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with fine stippled background. Top side flats of the frame & sideplates, which extend down by the hammer slot, are engraved in wonderfully detailed feather patterns with fine zig zag borders. Left sideplate has the large vignette of a coat of arms on a shield surmounted by a 7-pointed crown. Crest consists of a prancing lion in the upper left and lower right corners and a castle in the lower left & upper right corners with an oval in the center that contains what might be might be a tree or fleur-de-lis. Right sideplate is relief engraved in a dbl ribbon, inscribed “A. CABALLERO / Y F. DEZ de RODAS”. Gen. Antonio Caballero y Fernandez de Rodas (1816-1876) was born in Madrid, Spain, was a military man and Spanish politician. He participated in the “pronouncements of Vicalvaro” (Revolution) in 1854, helping quell the revolution, apparently siding with Queen Isabella. He intervened in the Campaign of Morocco 1859-1860 and in 1861 put down the insurrection at the Loja and again in 1868. In 1869 to 1870 he was the Captain General of Cuba but unable to stop the popular revolution he resigned and returned to Spain in 1870. The coat of arms on the pistol is probably the personal family coat of arms of Gen. Rodas, but as of this writing could not be verified. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl retains traces of blue on rib & most sheltered areas being mostly a plum/gray patina with a couple of small spots of rust. Frame & sideplates retain 65-70% strong orig silver plating with the exposed areas a fine brass patina. Grips are sound with a few light age lines and retain a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of very fine pitting. 4-41144 JR140 (27,500-40,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2004	$31,625.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE INSCRIBED OR PRESENTATION ENGRAVED VOLCANIC NO. 2 NAVY SIZE PISTOL. SN 1682. Cal. 41. Silver finish with 8″ oct bbl, silver pin front sight and fixed rear sight in a dovetail on top of the frame. Bbl has integral magazine tube with full side ribs and top flat has 3-line Volcanic Arms address. Pistol is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. SN was observed on the right side of the buttstrap under the grip, on the lever, inside of both sideplates and on exposed internal parts. No further disassembly was effected to check for other matching numbered parts. Receiver is very beautifully engraved, probably from the Nimschke shop and very likely by the master himself with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with fine stippled background. Top side flats of the frame & sideplates, which extend down by the hammer slot, are engraved in wonderfully detailed feather patterns with fine zig zag borders. Left sideplate has the large vignette of a coat of arms on a shield surmounted by a 7-pointed crown. Crest consists of a prancing lion in the upper left and lower right corners and a castle in the lower left & upper right corners with an oval in the center that contains what might be might be a tree or fleur-de-lis. Right sideplate is relief engraved in a dbl ribbon, inscribed “A. CABALLERO / Y F. DEZ de RODAS”. Gen. Antonio Caballero y Fernandez de Rodas (1816-1876) was born in Madrid, Spain, was a military man and Spanish politician. He participated in the “pronouncements of Vicalvaro” (Revolution) in 1854, helping quell the revolution, apparently siding with Queen Isabella. He intervened in the Campaign of Morocco 1859-1860 and in 1861 put down the insurrection at the Loja and again in 1868. In 1869 to 1870 he was the Captain General of Cuba but unable to stop the popular revolution he resigned and returned to Spain in 1870. The coat of arms on the pistol is probably the personal family coat of arms of Gen. Rodas, but as of this writing could not be verified. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl retains traces of blue on rib & most sheltered areas being mostly a plum/gray patina with a couple of small spots of rust. Frame & sideplates retain 65-70% strong orig silver plating with the exposed areas a fine brass patina. Grips are sound with a few light age lines and retain a wonderful ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of very fine pitting. 4-41144 JR140 (27,500-40,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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