SCARCE CIVIL WAR ERA SMITH & WESSON MODEL 2 ARMY TIP-UP REVOLVER.

SCARCE CIVIL WAR ERA SMITH & WESSON MODEL 2 ARMY TIP-UP REVOLVER. SN 24086. Cal. 32RF Long. Blue finish with 6″ oct bbl that has integral rib & German silver front sight with case colored hammer, trigger and ejector pin. It has fluted six shot cylinder with patent dates around the center and is fitted with 2 pc rosewood grips serial numbered to this revolver. The assembly number “69” was found on the left heel of the grip frame under the grip, on face of the cylinder and on the rear face of the bbl lug. Many of these fine revolvers, being the only readily available cartridge revolver during the Civil War, saw service thurout the war and afterward throughout the United States and are rarely found with orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-97% glossy orig factory blue with some minor scattered flaking and a small amount of very fine pinprick pitting around the muzzle. Cylinder retains about 25-30% orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a smooth dark patina. Hammer and ejector pin retain most of their orig dark case colors with some minor dings on the side of the pin. Trigger is a gray patina. Grips are sound showing faint edge wear with a very few, very minor handling surface mars and retain virtually of the fine factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of pitting. 4-35306 JR249 (3,250-4,500)

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
	2189	$3,220.00	SCARCE CIVIL WAR ERA SMITH & WESSON MODEL 2 ARMY TIP-UP REVOLVER. SN 24086. Cal. 32RF Long. Blue finish with 6″ oct bbl that has integral rib & German silver front sight with case colored hammer, trigger and ejector pin. It has fluted six shot cylinder with patent dates around the center and is fitted with 2 pc rosewood grips serial numbered to this revolver. The assembly number “69” was found on the left heel of the grip frame under the grip, on face of the cylinder and on the rear face of the bbl lug. Many of these fine revolvers, being the only readily available cartridge revolver during the Civil War, saw service thurout the war and afterward throughout the United States and are rarely found with orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-97% glossy orig factory blue with some minor scattered flaking and a small amount of very fine pinprick pitting around the muzzle. Cylinder retains about 25-30% orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a smooth dark patina. Hammer and ejector pin retain most of their orig dark case colors with some minor dings on the side of the pin. Trigger is a gray patina. Grips are sound showing faint edge wear with a very few, very minor handling surface mars and retain virtually of the fine factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of pitting. 4-35306 JR249 (3,250-4,500) 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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