EXTRAORDINARY & SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVERS THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY BELONGED TO MAJ. GEN. JAMES B. MCPHERSON.

EXTRAORDINARY & SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVERS THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY BELONGED TO MAJ. GEN. JAMES B. MCPHERSON. SN 15859 & 15860. Cal. 36. Extraordinary cased pair that are engraved almost exactly like the cased pair of 1861 Colt Navys inscribed to Gen. McPherson being sold elsewhere in this auction. Not only is the engraving nearly identical, the casing, with slight changes in confirmation, is also identical, even to the color and French fitting. Unfortunately neither the revolvers nor the casing are inscribed. That these revolvers probably belonged to Gen. McPherson is supported by the fact that they were part of the fabulous William M. Locke Collection and are pictured in color adjacent to the 1861’s mentioned above. This set, like the 1861’s, is accorded a lengthy caption in the Locke Collection book, following the caption for the 1861’s. The last sentence of this caption reads “Originally in the McMurdo Silver Collection and follow the same line of acquisition: F. Theodore Dexter to Leonard A. Busby to William Locke.” Given that these two sets of Colts are nearly identically engraved and identically cased and have followed the same trail of ownership through the decades leaves little doubt that they were also a presentation to Gen. McPherson. In a telephone conversation with noted Colt authority, collector and dealer Bob Berryman, he disclosed his recollection as to the origin of these revolvers. He recalled that they first came to light in the McMurdo Silver Collection and he believes they went directly to the William Locke Collection where they were reunited with General McPherson’s cased 1861 Navys. He recalls he purchased them from the Locke collection and sold them to Johny Bassett and later purchased them back from Mr. Bassett. He then sold them to Warren Anderson and they were sold by Butterfield’s Auction company in the 1990s to Doctor Joseph Murphy. Revolvers are described as having 6-1/2″ rnd bbls, pin front sights, small letter 1-line address and with “COLTS PATENT” on left front side of the frame. Left rear web of the trigger guard is marked with the caliber. They are fitted with silver-plated trigger guards & backstraps containing wonderful smooth ivory 1-pc grips. The serial numbers in the four locations on bottoms of the revolvers are all accompanied by a small “I”, indicating factory ivory grips. Engraving from the hand of the master himself, Gustave Young, consists of full coverage on the frames of intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background which extend over the bbl lug & bbl and terminate on top, forward of the address. There are matching patterns around the muzzles and on the rammer pivots. Hammers are deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of the hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns fully down the sides and feather patterns on the sides of the spurs with hand-cut checkering. Tops of the backstraps have atypical fan patterns for Mr. Young’s engraving with mirror image foliate patterns at the top of the backstrap ears & frames. Backstraps have foliate arabesque patterns at the tops & heels, on the buttstraps & trigger guards with a large empty presentation area on each backstrap. Cylinders are, unusually, engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and fully around the circumference of the rebated areas. While these revolvers were undoubtedly engraved by Gustave Young himself, at the same time, for the same casing, they are not identically engraved. Number “15859” has a scroll terminating in a flower on the left side while on “15860” that same position has a bird’s head. Number “15859” has a dog’s head on the left recoil shield and a lady’s head on the left side of the bbl lug. Number “15860” has a flower blossom and a dog’s head in those areas respectively. The two frames have mirror image engraving on the right sides of the frames with number “15860” having a bird’s head on the right side of the bbl lug and the other no image. The same style of dissimilar patterns were observed on the previously mentioned pair of Model 1861’s. Accompanied by their orig mahogany casing with empty cut corner, rectangular brass plate in the lid and a mortised brass lock in the front with brass escutcheon. Case is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in the bottom for the two revolvers, two blued 2-cavity molds with “COLT’S PATENT” sprue cutters and marked on the right side “36B”. Also contains a Dixon bag flask, two L-shaped nipple wrenches and two sealed paper-wrapped tins of Eley’s caps and a packet of Colt’s combustible cartridges. This fantastic set appears in two illustrations in full color on p. 61 of Fine Colts The Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection, Wilson. As previously mentioned they also appear in color on p. 18 of The Wm M. Locke Collection, Sellers and on p. 159 of the same book. That this set was given such extra attention by Mr. Locke is a testament to his highest regard for them. Clearly the finest cased set of engraved Colt Police Revolvers to come to market in decades, these revolvers are enhances by their presentation to one of the Civil War’s most capable generals, killed in action near Atlanta in 1864. A centerpiece of the William M. Locke Collection for decades, this cased presentation has a long history of admiration into the 21st century. While this cataloger has been unable to turn up any definitive personal biographical data on the presenters; O.N. Cutler and W.C. Wagley, obviously deep personal friends of General McPherson, the general’s distinguished military career and his brave death while riding to his troops in battle is legendary. James Birdseye McPherson was born November 14, 1828 near Clyde, Ohio and entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1849. He graduated in 1853 first in his class along with his roommate, John Bell Hood, who later would take command of the Confederate forces McPherson was opposing five days before the time of this death. McPherson was stationed in San Francisco at the outbreak of the war. He requested and received an appointment in the Corps of Engineers. He left San Francisco on August 1, 1861, bound for Washington. Arriving in New York he was notified to report to Boston with a commission as Captain. In November of 1861, he wrote General Henry Halleck in St. Louis requesting a transfer to his command. McPherson then joined his staff as aide-de-camp and assistant chief engineer. McPherson’s career rise in the Union Army was due to his excellent skills and fine reputation as an officer. When reporting for duty in St. Louis, he was immediately promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was assigned as the Chief Engineer to General U.S. Grant and was responsible for selecting the deployment positions for Grant’s troops for their attaches on Fort Donelson and Fort Henry. Following the Battle of Shiloh, in May of 1862 he was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers. On the 8th of October, 1862 he was, once again, promoted to Major General of Volunteers. In December 1862, the Army of the Tennessee was divided into five corps; 13th Corps under McClernand, 14th Corps under Thomas, the 15th Corps under Sherman, the 16th Corps under Hurlburt,and the 17th Corps was to be commanded by McPherson. On March 12, 1864, he was given the command of the Army of the Tennessee replacing General William Tecumseh Sherman as its commander. On May 5, 1864, Sherman began his march to Atlanta with McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee as the right wing of his army. McPherson, from his engineering studies of the area, knew that North Georgia was rough terrain and difficult ground for the movement of troops. Bare, perpendicular surfaces, such as Rocky Face Ridge, and other mountain sides were steeply sloping, with dense woods and undergrowth. Artillery and supply wagons would be able to move only through passes and gaps in the mountains. General Thomas, with his Army of the Cumberland, and Schofield with his Army of the Ohio were to advance to Dalton, Georgia and McPherson was to proceed to Resaca via Snake Creek Gap. Sherman’s plan was to force Confederate General Joseph Johnston out of his stronghold at Dalton while McPherson was to move south on his west flank and attack the railroad in Johnston’s rear. Johnston then would move south to avoid this danger and thus be caught between McPherson’s forces in the south, and Thomas and Schofield’s forces to the north. Thomas knew McPherson’s 24,000 men were too few for him to successfully carry out Sherman’s plan and asked to advance them on Resaca to give McPherson a larger force, but permission to do so was denied. At Resaca, McPherson learned that Johnston had cut a road through the woods and was marching his 60,000 troops down upon McPherson’s 24,000 men. McPherson knew that the speed with which his movements could be made was his only hope of success. He ordered the 15th Army Corps to attach Resaca at once. Troop movements were extremely slow and it was reported that the enemy had more troops outside of their defensive works than he had in his division. For this failure to trap Johnston, Sherman blamed McPherson for being too cautious. It is more likely, however, that Sherman’s laborious strategy against Johnston was to blame. As the confederate forces moved southward, McPherson’s troops followed vigorously, attacking them at Calhoun and repeatedly attacking them until they reached Kingston, where he was forced to halt due to lack of supplies. He resumed his march up on being re-supplied, and attacked the enemy again. Sherman sent order for McPherson to attack the enemy at Dallas, but by the time the courier arrived with this order, McPherson had already driven the Confederates through Dallas and a mile beyond. Every time Sherman moved, Joe Johnston met him with checking movements, Johnston faced Sherman step by step until they confronted each other at Kennesaw Mountain. The battle there lasted for nearly a month with disastrous results for the Union Army. On the 27th of June, Sherman made a massive attack on Kennesaw with all his army. McPherson’s troops went directly up the mountain and were met with tremendous fire from the Rebel breastworks. The assault failed. On July 2nd, McPherson tried a flanking movement on Johnston’s right, but Johnston discovered the movement and fell back, allowing McPherson to occupy Marietta. From the beginning of the campaign, Johnston and McPherson had anticipated each others movements and craftily circumventing them, each playing the part of a cunning adversary. On the 17th of July, Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaced General Johnston with McPherson’s old West Point roommate, John Bell Hood. Hood’s first engagement against Union troops as commander was north of Atlanta at Peachtree Creek. On the twentieth, Hood was defeated and moved his forces into Atlanta. Meanwhile, McPherson advanced from Decatur meeting little opposition and captured the outer earthworks guarding Atlanta and held the high ground on Bald Hill overlooking the city. That night, Hood sent General Hardee with four divisions south to circumvent McPherson’s forces. On the 22 of July, Sherman felt due to the lack of enemy in front of him, the Hood had evacuated Atlanta, and ordered an advance, but McPherson knew his old roommate and knew he wouldn’t give up Atlanta without a strong fight. If Atlanta was absent a large concentrations of enemy troops, McPherson believed, and rightly so, that Hood planned to attach the Union rear and side. McPherson was discussing his strategy with Sherman at his headquarters, when, suddenly they heard a large concentration of gunfire from the direction of Decatur. Hardee had, apparently, begun his attach. McPherson jumped on his horse and sped towards his troops where he found General Grenville Dodge’s Corps struggling against a fierce assault. After giving orders to Dodge, he followed a line of the 16th Corps towards the 17th Corps, traveling only with his orderly. Entering the wood that separated the two corps, he had traveled only about one hundred fifty yards when a cry of “Halt!” rang out. He stopped for an instant and saw a line of gray skirmishers, wheeled his horse, raised his hat, and made a quick dash to his right. The skirmishers let go with a volley. McPherson staggered in the saddle for a short distance and then fell mortally wounded to the ground. McPherson was loved by his troops, his commander, and by those who knew him. He was planning to get married to his fiancee Emily Hoffman when he could get a furlough. Confederate General John Bell Hood wrote: I will record the death of my classmate and boyhood friend, General James B. McPherson, the announcement of which caused me sincere sorrow. Since we had graduated in 1853, and had each been ordered off on duty in different directions, it has not been our fortune to meet. Neither the years nor the difference of sentiment that had led us to range ourselves on opposite sides in the war has lessened my friendship; indeed the attachment formed in early youth was strengthened by my admiration and gratitude for his conduct toward out people in the vicinity of Vickburg. His considerate and kind treatment of them stood in bright contract to the course pursued by many Federal officers. Sherman in his official report of the death of McPherson, said in part: The country generally will realize that we have lost not only an able military leader, but a man who had he survived, was qualified to heal the national strife which has been raised by designing and ambitious men.” PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection; F. Theodore Dexter; Leonard A. Busby; William M. Locke Collection; Bob Berryman; Johny Bassett; Warren Anderson. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching. Overall both revolvers retain about all of their orig factory finish with glossy blue and brilliant case colors. Number “15859” has some slight flaking on the cylinder and #15860 has about 20% flaking on the bbl with some slight flaking on the cylinder. Both retain virtually all of their orig silver on the grip frame with spectacular crisp ivory grips that retain a mellow warm ivory color. Neither revolver appears to have been fired. Casing is sound with a couple of grain checks in the bottom and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is moderately faded with light to moderate soil and is completely sound with light wear. Molds & flask appear to be unused retaining virtually all of their orig factory finish. Other accessories are equally fine. Altogether an extraordinary set that stands alone as one of the finest cased pairs of ’62 Police revolvers extant. Combined with the McPherson ’61 Navys would make an extraordinary addition to anyone’s collection or to a museum exhibit. 4-36494 JR157 (250,000-450,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2148	$287,500.00	EXTRAORDINARY & SPECTACULAR CASED ENGRAVED PAIR OF COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVERS THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY BELONGED TO MAJ. GEN. JAMES B. MCPHERSON. SN 15859 & 15860. Cal. 36. Extraordinary cased pair that are engraved almost exactly like the cased pair of 1861 Colt Navys inscribed to Gen. McPherson being sold elsewhere in this auction. Not only is the engraving nearly identical, the casing, with slight changes in confirmation, is also identical, even to the color and French fitting. Unfortunately neither the revolvers nor the casing are inscribed. That these revolvers probably belonged to Gen. McPherson is supported by the fact that they were part of the fabulous William M. Locke Collection and are pictured in color adjacent to the 1861’s mentioned above. This set, like the 1861’s, is accorded a lengthy caption in the Locke Collection book, following the caption for the 1861’s. The last sentence of this caption reads “Originally in the McMurdo Silver Collection and follow the same line of acquisition: F. Theodore Dexter to Leonard A. Busby to William Locke.” Given that these two sets of Colts are nearly identically engraved and identically cased and have followed the same trail of ownership through the decades leaves little doubt that they were also a presentation to Gen. McPherson. In a telephone conversation with noted Colt authority, collector and dealer Bob Berryman, he disclosed his recollection as to the origin of these revolvers. He recalled that they first came to light in the McMurdo Silver Collection and he believes they went directly to the William Locke Collection where they were reunited with General McPherson’s cased 1861 Navys. He recalls he purchased them from the Locke collection and sold them to Johny Bassett and later purchased them back from Mr. Bassett. He then sold them to Warren Anderson and they were sold by Butterfield’s Auction company in the 1990s to Doctor Joseph Murphy. Revolvers are described as having 6-1/2″ rnd bbls, pin front sights, small letter 1-line address and with “COLTS PATENT” on left front side of the frame. Left rear web of the trigger guard is marked with the caliber. They are fitted with silver-plated trigger guards & backstraps containing wonderful smooth ivory 1-pc grips. The serial numbers in the four locations on bottoms of the revolvers are all accompanied by a small “I”, indicating factory ivory grips. Engraving from the hand of the master himself, Gustave Young, consists of full coverage on the frames of intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background which extend over the bbl lug & bbl and terminate on top, forward of the address. There are matching patterns around the muzzles and on the rammer pivots. Hammers are deluxe engraved with a wolf’s head on each side of the hammer nose, foliate arabesque patterns fully down the sides and feather patterns on the sides of the spurs with hand-cut checkering. Tops of the backstraps have atypical fan patterns for Mr. Young’s engraving with mirror image foliate patterns at the top of the backstrap ears & frames. Backstraps have foliate arabesque patterns at the tops & heels, on the buttstraps & trigger guards with a large empty presentation area on each backstrap. Cylinders are, unusually, engraved with foliate arabesque patterns on the lands between the flutes and fully around the circumference of the rebated areas. While these revolvers were undoubtedly engraved by Gustave Young himself, at the same time, for the same casing, they are not identically engraved. Number “15859” has a scroll terminating in a flower on the left side while on “15860” that same position has a bird’s head. Number “15859” has a dog’s head on the left recoil shield and a lady’s head on the left side of the bbl lug. Number “15860” has a flower blossom and a dog’s head in those areas respectively. The two frames have mirror image engraving on the right sides of the frames with number “15860” having a bird’s head on the right side of the bbl lug and the other no image. The same style of dissimilar patterns were observed on the previously mentioned pair of Model 1861’s. Accompanied by their orig mahogany casing with empty cut corner, rectangular brass plate in the lid and a mortised brass lock in the front with brass escutcheon. Case is burgundy velvet lined and French fitted in the bottom for the two revolvers, two blued 2-cavity molds with “COLT’S PATENT” sprue cutters and marked on the right side “36B”. Also contains a Dixon bag flask, two L-shaped nipple wrenches and two sealed paper-wrapped tins of Eley’s caps and a packet of Colt’s combustible cartridges. This fantastic set appears in two illustrations in full color on p. 61 of Fine Colts The Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection, Wilson. As previously mentioned they also appear in color on p. 18 of The Wm M. Locke Collection, Sellers and on p. 159 of the same book. That this set was given such extra attention by Mr. Locke is a testament to his highest regard for them. Clearly the finest cased set of engraved Colt Police Revolvers to come to market in decades, these revolvers are enhances by their presentation to one of the Civil War’s most capable generals, killed in action near Atlanta in 1864. A centerpiece of the William M. Locke Collection for decades, this cased presentation has a long history of admiration into the 21st century. While this cataloger has been unable to turn up any definitive personal biographical data on the presenters; O.N. Cutler and W.C. Wagley, obviously deep personal friends of General McPherson, the general’s distinguished military career and his brave death while riding to his troops in battle is legendary. James Birdseye McPherson was born November 14, 1828 near Clyde, Ohio and entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1849. He graduated in 1853 first in his class along with his roommate, John Bell Hood, who later would take command of the Confederate forces McPherson was opposing five days before the time of this death. McPherson was stationed in San Francisco at the outbreak of the war. He requested and received an appointment in the Corps of Engineers. He left San Francisco on August 1, 1861, bound for Washington. Arriving in New York he was notified to report to Boston with a commission as Captain. In November of 1861, he wrote General Henry Halleck in St. Louis requesting a transfer to his command. McPherson then joined his staff as aide-de-camp and assistant chief engineer. McPherson’s career rise in the Union Army was due to his excellent skills and fine reputation as an officer. When reporting for duty in St. Louis, he was immediately promoted to Lt. Colonel. He was assigned as the Chief Engineer to General U.S. Grant and was responsible for selecting the deployment positions for Grant’s troops for their attaches on Fort Donelson and Fort Henry. Following the Battle of Shiloh, in May of 1862 he was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers. On the 8th of October, 1862 he was, once again, promoted to Major General of Volunteers. In December 1862, the Army of the Tennessee was divided into five corps; 13th Corps under McClernand, 14th Corps under Thomas, the 15th Corps under Sherman, the 16th Corps under Hurlburt,and the 17th Corps was to be commanded by McPherson. On March 12, 1864, he was given the command of the Army of the Tennessee replacing General William Tecumseh Sherman as its commander. On May 5, 1864, Sherman began his march to Atlanta with McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee as the right wing of his army. McPherson, from his engineering studies of the area, knew that North Georgia was rough terrain and difficult ground for the movement of troops. Bare, perpendicular surfaces, such as Rocky Face Ridge, and other mountain sides were steeply sloping, with dense woods and undergrowth. Artillery and supply wagons would be able to move only through passes and gaps in the mountains. General Thomas, with his Army of the Cumberland, and Schofield with his Army of the Ohio were to advance to Dalton, Georgia and McPherson was to proceed to Resaca via Snake Creek Gap. Sherman’s plan was to force Confederate General Joseph Johnston out of his stronghold at Dalton while McPherson was to move south on his west flank and attack the railroad in Johnston’s rear. Johnston then would move south to avoid this danger and thus be caught between McPherson’s forces in the south, and Thomas and Schofield’s forces to the north. Thomas knew McPherson’s 24,000 men were too few for him to successfully carry out Sherman’s plan and asked to advance them on Resaca to give McPherson a larger force, but permission to do so was denied. At Resaca, McPherson learned that Johnston had cut a road through the woods and was marching his 60,000 troops down upon McPherson’s 24,000 men. McPherson knew that the speed with which his movements could be made was his only hope of success. He ordered the 15th Army Corps to attach Resaca at once. Troop movements were extremely slow and it was reported that the enemy had more troops outside of their defensive works than he had in his division. For this failure to trap Johnston, Sherman blamed McPherson for being too cautious. It is more likely, however, that Sherman’s laborious strategy against Johnston was to blame. As the confederate forces moved southward, McPherson’s troops followed vigorously, attacking them at Calhoun and repeatedly attacking them until they reached Kingston, where he was forced to halt due to lack of supplies. He resumed his march up on being re-supplied, and attacked the enemy again. Sherman sent order for McPherson to attack the enemy at Dallas, but by the time the courier arrived with this order, McPherson had already driven the Confederates through Dallas and a mile beyond. Every time Sherman moved, Joe Johnston met him with checking movements, Johnston faced Sherman step by step until they confronted each other at Kennesaw Mountain. The battle there lasted for nearly a month with disastrous results for the Union Army. On the 27th of June, Sherman made a massive attack on Kennesaw with all his army. McPherson’s troops went directly up the mountain and were met with tremendous fire from the Rebel breastworks. The assault failed. On July 2nd, McPherson tried a flanking movement on Johnston’s right, but Johnston discovered the movement and fell back, allowing McPherson to occupy Marietta. From the beginning of the campaign, Johnston and McPherson had anticipated each others movements and craftily circumventing them, each playing the part of a cunning adversary. On the 17th of July, Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaced General Johnston with McPherson’s old West Point roommate, John Bell Hood. Hood’s first engagement against Union troops as commander was north of Atlanta at Peachtree Creek. On the twentieth, Hood was defeated and moved his forces into Atlanta. Meanwhile, McPherson advanced from Decatur meeting little opposition and captured the outer earthworks guarding Atlanta and held the high ground on Bald Hill overlooking the city. That night, Hood sent General Hardee with four divisions south to circumvent McPherson’s forces. On the 22 of July, Sherman felt due to the lack of enemy in front of him, the Hood had evacuated Atlanta, and ordered an advance, but McPherson knew his old roommate and knew he wouldn’t give up Atlanta without a strong fight. If Atlanta was absent a large concentrations of enemy troops, McPherson believed, and rightly so, that Hood planned to attach the Union rear and side. McPherson was discussing his strategy with Sherman at his headquarters, when, suddenly they heard a large concentration of gunfire from the direction of Decatur. Hardee had, apparently, begun his attach. McPherson jumped on his horse and sped towards his troops where he found General Grenville Dodge’s Corps struggling against a fierce assault. After giving orders to Dodge, he followed a line of the 16th Corps towards the 17th Corps, traveling only with his orderly. Entering the wood that separated the two corps, he had traveled only about one hundred fifty yards when a cry of “Halt!” rang out. He stopped for an instant and saw a line of gray skirmishers, wheeled his horse, raised his hat, and made a quick dash to his right. The skirmishers let go with a volley. McPherson staggered in the saddle for a short distance and then fell mortally wounded to the ground. McPherson was loved by his troops, his commander, and by those who knew him. He was planning to get married to his fiancee Emily Hoffman when he could get a furlough. Confederate General John Bell Hood wrote: I will record the death of my classmate and boyhood friend, General James B. McPherson, the announcement of which caused me sincere sorrow. Since we had graduated in 1853, and had each been ordered off on duty in different directions, it has not been our fortune to meet. Neither the years nor the difference of sentiment that had led us to range ourselves on opposite sides in the war has lessened my friendship; indeed the attachment formed in early youth was strengthened by my admiration and gratitude for his conduct toward out people in the vicinity of Vickburg. His considerate and kind treatment of them stood in bright contract to the course pursued by many Federal officers. Sherman in his official report of the death of McPherson, said in part: The country generally will realize that we have lost not only an able military leader, but a man who had he survived, was qualified to heal the national strife which has been raised by designing and ambitious men.” PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection; F. Theodore Dexter; Leonard A. Busby; William M. Locke Collection; Bob Berryman; Johny Bassett; Warren Anderson. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching. Overall both revolvers retain about all of their orig factory finish with glossy blue and brilliant case colors. Number “15859” has some slight flaking on the cylinder and #15860 has about 20% flaking on the bbl with some slight flaking on the cylinder. Both retain virtually all of their orig silver on the grip frame with spectacular crisp ivory grips that retain a mellow warm ivory color. Neither revolver appears to have been fired. Casing is sound with a couple of grain checks in the bottom and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Interior is moderately faded with light to moderate soil and is completely sound with light wear. Molds & flask appear to be unused retaining virtually all of their orig factory finish. Other accessories are equally fine. Altogether an extraordinary set that stands alone as one of the finest cased pairs of ’62 Police revolvers extant. Combined with the McPherson ’61 Navys would make an extraordinary addition to anyone’s collection or to a museum exhibit. 4-36494 JR157 (250,000-450,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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