MARTIALLY MARKED REMINGTON MODEL 1871 ARMY ROLLING BLOCK PISTOL.

MARTIALLY MARKED REMINGTON MODEL 1871 ARMY ROLLING BLOCK PISTOL. SN 3684. Cal. 50 CF. Blue and color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, pinched blade front sight with sight notch in top edge of breechblock. Breechblock is finished bright and hammer is straw colored. Frame, trigger guard and grip frame are color case hardened. Trigger is fire blue with hammer & breech block pins straw colored. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with 1-pc grip and tiny forearm. SN is found on left side of backstrap, under the grip, along with the assembly number “3836”, which is also found on left side of front & back straps, under the grip, and inside the front strap channel of the grip. Left side of grip has the crisp cartouche “CRS” and left side of frame has the inspector initials “P” & “S”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were a total of 6,000 of these pistols produced in the period 1872-1888, of which 5,000 were purchased by the U.S. government. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with some dulling from handling, light muzzle edge wear, a couple of minor nicks and some minor flaking. Frame, trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their strong, bright case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Breechblock retains about all of its bright finish and hammer & frame pins retain most of their orig straw colors. Wood is sound with handling and storage nicks, dings & scratches and some light hammer marks on butt, overall retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-46392 JR391 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	2200	$2,875.00	MARTIALLY MARKED REMINGTON MODEL 1871 ARMY ROLLING BLOCK PISTOL. SN 3684. Cal. 50 CF. Blue and color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, pinched blade front sight with sight notch in top edge of breechblock. Breechblock is finished bright and hammer is straw colored. Frame, trigger guard and grip frame are color case hardened. Trigger is fire blue with hammer & breech block pins straw colored. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with 1-pc grip and tiny forearm. SN is found on left side of backstrap, under the grip, along with the assembly number “3836”, which is also found on left side of front & back straps, under the grip, and inside the front strap channel of the grip. Left side of grip has the crisp cartouche “CRS” and left side of frame has the inspector initials “P” & “S”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were a total of 6,000 of these pistols produced in the period 1872-1888, of which 5,000 were purchased by the U.S. government. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with some dulling from handling, light muzzle edge wear, a couple of minor nicks and some minor flaking. Frame, trigger guard and backstrap retain virtually all of their strong, bright case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas. Breechblock retains about all of its bright finish and hammer & frame pins retain most of their orig straw colors. Wood is sound with handling and storage nicks, dings & scratches and some light hammer marks on butt, overall retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-46392 JR391 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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