EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON 32 DOUBLE ACTION SECOND MODEL REVOLVER.

EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON 32 DOUBLE ACTION SECOND MODEL REVOLVER. SN 15362. Cal. 32 S&W. Silver finish with 3-1/2″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned half moon front sight, V-notch fixed rear sight in the bbl latch tang. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with relief stop notches around the center, a square back trigger guard and round butt grip frame with 2-pc pearl grips. Revolver is fantastically engraved by L.D. Nimschke with his “L.D.N” signature on the bottom scallop of the bbl lug along with “N.Y.”. Engraving consists of nearly full coverage, intricately intertwined deep foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Top strap, back strap, butt strap & bottom of the frame are engraved to match. Cylinder has full coverage matching engraving, even in the flutes. Top shoulder of the back strap has a very intricate diamond pattern. Each side of the bbl hinge boss is engraved with a fan pattern and the hinge & hammer screw heads are engraved. Back strap is engraved in script “L.V. Sone / FROM / N.Y. RIFLE CLUB”. Trigger & hammer are color case hardened. Accompanied by its orig black leatherette covered red & blue satin lined casing with raised supports for the revolver and an ebony cartridge block in the left front containing 25-rds of ammunition. Interior of lid is lined to match with a diagonal red satin ribbon. Lid of the box is embossed in gold “PRESENTED TO / L.V. SONE / by / the N.Y.R.C. on the occasion / of his visit to Europe / May 1884”. Each end of the lid and front of the box has a gold embossed line. Also accompanied by a full open box of Winchester 32 caliber CF cartridges with the picture of an early spur trigger revolver on the lid. Label is green & black with orange band. Additionally accompanied by an extensive 15-page article by Herbert G. Houze that appeared in the No. 1, 2003 issue of Man at Arms magazine. This article is exclusively about the life & times of L.D. Nimschke, his work and his family. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, as new. Appears to be completely unfired retaining virtually all of its orig silver plating that over the decades has developed a gold tone from light oxidation. Trigger & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors. Grips are crisp with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case is about extremely fine with slightly worn edges and light soil to the lining and remains completely intact. Box of cartridges is lightly faded with light soil. 4-36498 JR134 (10,000-15,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2169	$18,400.00	EXTREMELY RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON 32 DOUBLE ACTION SECOND MODEL REVOLVER. SN 15362. Cal. 32 S&W. Silver finish with 3-1/2″ keyhole shaped bbl, pinned half moon front sight, V-notch fixed rear sight in the bbl latch tang. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with relief stop notches around the center, a square back trigger guard and round butt grip frame with 2-pc pearl grips. Revolver is fantastically engraved by L.D. Nimschke with his “L.D.N” signature on the bottom scallop of the bbl lug along with “N.Y.”. Engraving consists of nearly full coverage, intricately intertwined deep foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Top strap, back strap, butt strap & bottom of the frame are engraved to match. Cylinder has full coverage matching engraving, even in the flutes. Top shoulder of the back strap has a very intricate diamond pattern. Each side of the bbl hinge boss is engraved with a fan pattern and the hinge & hammer screw heads are engraved. Back strap is engraved in script “L.V. Sone / FROM / N.Y. RIFLE CLUB”. Trigger & hammer are color case hardened. Accompanied by its orig black leatherette covered red & blue satin lined casing with raised supports for the revolver and an ebony cartridge block in the left front containing 25-rds of ammunition. Interior of lid is lined to match with a diagonal red satin ribbon. Lid of the box is embossed in gold “PRESENTED TO / L.V. SONE / by / the N.Y.R.C. on the occasion / of his visit to Europe / May 1884”. Each end of the lid and front of the box has a gold embossed line. Also accompanied by a full open box of Winchester 32 caliber CF cartridges with the picture of an early spur trigger revolver on the lid. Label is green & black with orange band. Additionally accompanied by an extensive 15-page article by Herbert G. Houze that appeared in the No. 1, 2003 issue of Man at Arms magazine. This article is exclusively about the life & times of L.D. Nimschke, his work and his family. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, as new. Appears to be completely unfired retaining virtually all of its orig silver plating that over the decades has developed a gold tone from light oxidation. Trigger & hammer retain about all of their orig case colors. Grips are crisp with great fire & color. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Case is about extremely fine with slightly worn edges and light soil to the lining and remains completely intact. Box of cartridges is lightly faded with light soil. 4-36498 JR134 (10,000-15,000) 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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