SCARCE PETTENGILL PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SCARCE PETTENGILL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1709. Cal. 44. Rare Pettengill, blue finish, with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver cone, Remington-style, front sight with pinch frame style groove in the top strap. Top strap is marked with the makers’ names and patent numbers on each side flat of the top strap. It has a 6-shot cylinder with attached 3-pc rammer and 2-pc walnut grips. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms a total of only about 3400 of these rare revolvers, including 2000 martially marked, were manufactured between October 1862 and January 1863. This is one of the more scarce non-martially marked pieces. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a smooth mottled blue brown patina. Cylinder retains 75-80% thinning orig blue. Frame & grip frame are a cleaned metal color with fine pin-prick pitting. Grips have a chipped and slightly altered left side with file marks on the bottom, otherwise they are sound with a dark oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong smooth dark bore. 4-35907 JR63 (2,500-4,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2098	$2,760.00	SCARCE PETTENGILL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 1709. Cal. 44. Rare Pettengill, blue finish, with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, German silver cone, Remington-style, front sight with pinch frame style groove in the top strap. Top strap is marked with the makers’ names and patent numbers on each side flat of the top strap. It has a 6-shot cylinder with attached 3-pc rammer and 2-pc walnut grips. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms a total of only about 3400 of these rare revolvers, including 2000 martially marked, were manufactured between October 1862 and January 1863. This is one of the more scarce non-martially marked pieces. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a smooth mottled blue brown patina. Cylinder retains 75-80% thinning orig blue. Frame & grip frame are a cleaned metal color with fine pin-prick pitting. Grips have a chipped and slightly altered left side with file marks on the bottom, otherwise they are sound with a dark oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong smooth dark bore. 4-35907 JR63 (2,500-4,000) 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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