EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASED INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASED INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2845. Cal. 36. Revolver is blue & case colored with 5-1/2″ rnd bbl with Hartford address. It has silver plated trigger guard & back strap with deluxe, varnished, highly figured walnut grip. This revolver has Gustave Young’s deluxe coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with full coverage on frame, extensive coverage over bbl, bbl lug & around muzzle. Sides of hammer are engraved to match with his trademark wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Top edge of hammer is engraved in fish scale pattern with a hand cut swallow tail pattern knurled hammer spur. Mr. Young has incorporated one of his trademark dog’s heads in the pattern on left side of frame with several other loops ending in flower blossoms. Both sides of bbl lug have large flower blossoms incorporated into the patterns, with the wedge being engraved on both ends. Back strap is inscribed in script “Grosvenor Starr”. Front strap is engraved with a scroll & key that have the initials “C.C.J.” above and “C.S.P.” below. The scroll & key are symbols of the “Scroll & Key Society” of Yale, an exclusive invitation only club that admits only twelve members per year. Members of the Scroll & Key Society are considered the “power elite” of Yale and ultimately of the United States. The club was apparently formed in 1841 by dissatisfied members of the infamous “Skull & Bones Society” of Yale. Top of back strap has an unusual floral pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near top and at the heel with matching foliate arabesque patterns on butt strap & trigger bow. Adding to the deluxe presentation of this revolver is the matching engraved cylinder which has about 50% coverage, mostly on the rebated section with patterns over each chamber and a fine chip border around front edge. Accompanied by its exceptionally rare, orig, red leather covered book casing that is gold embossed with numerous figures, flags & symbols with a bust of George Washington in center of cover. Back cover has matching figures & patterns with the center a figure of Columbia or Lady Liberty. Spine of book is also embossed in gold with the title “COLT / ON THE CONSTITUTION / HIGHER LAW & / IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT” all in the top center panel with the bottom center panel embossed “DEDICATED / BY THE AUTHOR / TO” and across the bottom “JANY 1ST 1861”. The top, bottom & front edges are solid gilded wood and the center a hinged brass clasp. Interior is burgundy velvet lined with a mortised brass lock, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a blued 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter marked on right side “36P”, a dbl sided Colt-style eagle & shield E Pluribus Unum flask, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a packet of five combustible cartridges marked “POLICE PISTOLS” and a full sealed paper covered tin of Eley’s caps with mottled paper covering and green & black label. Grosvenor Starr was born Aug. 27, 1842 in New York City, attended a private military academy until age 15 when he was admitted to Yale. Due to his age he delayed one year then began his studies at age 16 with the class of 1862. In Aug. 1861, after his junior year he left his studies to join the Army in the Civil War. He was appointed Lieutenant & Adjutant of the 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. His unit was with Sherman’s Expedition to Port Royal in Oct./Nov. of 1861 and was involved in several engagements in North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia until December. They moved to Tybee Island, Georgia building batteries and being engaged in fatique duty. Lt. Starr apparently contracted Typhoid fever and died in March of 1862. A tribute to Lt. Starr from his classmates appeared in the Yale Literary Magazine. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue mixed with flaked patina. Rammer handle retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot. Frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, thin on left recoil shield with fine pitting on hammer nose. Cylinder retains 30-50% orig blue with balance having flaked to a medium patina. Four of five safety pins are prominent. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 90% strong orig silver plating. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case is very fine with light soil overall with some staining on the spine and a partially detached hinge. Interior is moderately faded & soiled but completely intact. Flask & mold are crisp & new with some minor flaking on mold. Other accessories are very fine to extremely fine. Altogether a rare set presented to a courageous young man. 4-36415 JR211 (75,000-135,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2015	$155,250.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE BOOK CASED INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 2845. Cal. 36. Revolver is blue & case colored with 5-1/2″ rnd bbl with Hartford address. It has silver plated trigger guard & back strap with deluxe, varnished, highly figured walnut grip. This revolver has Gustave Young’s deluxe coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with full coverage on frame, extensive coverage over bbl, bbl lug & around muzzle. Sides of hammer are engraved to match with his trademark wolf’s head on each side of hammer nose. Top edge of hammer is engraved in fish scale pattern with a hand cut swallow tail pattern knurled hammer spur. Mr. Young has incorporated one of his trademark dog’s heads in the pattern on left side of frame with several other loops ending in flower blossoms. Both sides of bbl lug have large flower blossoms incorporated into the patterns, with the wedge being engraved on both ends. Back strap is inscribed in script “Grosvenor Starr”. Front strap is engraved with a scroll & key that have the initials “C.C.J.” above and “C.S.P.” below. The scroll & key are symbols of the “Scroll & Key Society” of Yale, an exclusive invitation only club that admits only twelve members per year. Members of the Scroll & Key Society are considered the “power elite” of Yale and ultimately of the United States. The club was apparently formed in 1841 by dissatisfied members of the infamous “Skull & Bones Society” of Yale. Top of back strap has an unusual floral pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near top and at the heel with matching foliate arabesque patterns on butt strap & trigger bow. Adding to the deluxe presentation of this revolver is the matching engraved cylinder which has about 50% coverage, mostly on the rebated section with patterns over each chamber and a fine chip border around front edge. Accompanied by its exceptionally rare, orig, red leather covered book casing that is gold embossed with numerous figures, flags & symbols with a bust of George Washington in center of cover. Back cover has matching figures & patterns with the center a figure of Columbia or Lady Liberty. Spine of book is also embossed in gold with the title “COLT / ON THE CONSTITUTION / HIGHER LAW & / IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT” all in the top center panel with the bottom center panel embossed “DEDICATED / BY THE AUTHOR / TO” and across the bottom “JANY 1ST 1861”. The top, bottom & front edges are solid gilded wood and the center a hinged brass clasp. Interior is burgundy velvet lined with a mortised brass lock, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a blued 2-cavity “COLTS PATENT” mold with sprue cutter marked on right side “36P”, a dbl sided Colt-style eagle & shield E Pluribus Unum flask, an L-shaped nipple wrench, a packet of five combustible cartridges marked “POLICE PISTOLS” and a full sealed paper covered tin of Eley’s caps with mottled paper covering and green & black label. Grosvenor Starr was born Aug. 27, 1842 in New York City, attended a private military academy until age 15 when he was admitted to Yale. Due to his age he delayed one year then began his studies at age 16 with the class of 1862. In Aug. 1861, after his junior year he left his studies to join the Army in the Civil War. He was appointed Lieutenant & Adjutant of the 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. His unit was with Sherman’s Expedition to Port Royal in Oct./Nov. of 1861 and was involved in several engagements in North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia until December. They moved to Tybee Island, Georgia building batteries and being engaged in fatique duty. Lt. Starr apparently contracted Typhoid fever and died in March of 1862. A tribute to Lt. Starr from his classmates appeared in the Yale Literary Magazine. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including wedge, grip was not checked. Bbl retains about 90% glossy orig blue mixed with flaked patina. Rammer handle retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright on the pivot. Frame & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors, thin on left recoil shield with fine pitting on hammer nose. Cylinder retains 30-50% orig blue with balance having flaked to a medium patina. Four of five safety pins are prominent. Trigger guard & back strap retain about 90% strong orig silver plating. Grip is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Case is very fine with light soil overall with some staining on the spine and a partially detached hinge. Interior is moderately faded & soiled but completely intact. Flask & mold are crisp & new with some minor flaking on mold. Other accessories are very fine to extremely fine. Altogether a rare set presented to a courageous young man. 4-36415 JR211 (75,000-135,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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