EXTREMELY RARE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERED PAIR OF ENGRAVED COLT OPEN TOP POCKET REVOLVERS.

EXTREMELY RARE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERED PAIR OF ENGRAVED COLT OPEN TOP POCKET REVOLVERS. SN 90142 & 90143. Cal. 22 Short. Configured & engraved identically with silver finish 2-3/8″ rnd bbls, half moon front sights and 2-line addresses. #90142 has the early high spur hammer and #90143 has the later sloping spur hammer. They are mounted with 2-pc bird head pearl grips. Both revolvers are engraved in New York style, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with foliate arabesque patterns on the frames which incorporate a bird’s head in the pattern on the left side. Sides of bbl are engraved in a running vine & leaf pattern with dash & dot patterns on the cyl spindle bosses. Back straps are engraved in geometric patterns. Cylinders are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns back of each cyl stop notch with a connecting zig zag pattern around the circumference. Engraved open top revolvers are a rarity in their own right but to find a consecutively numbered pair engraved identically is extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall both revolvers retain virtually all of a fine professionally restored silver finish showing only slight muzzle edge wear, probably unfired since restoration. Engraving remains strong & sharp with no evidence of having been polished. Left side of frame on #90143 has a few light scratches. Grips are sound and retain great fire & color. Grips on #91042 are probably period of use replacements. Mechanics are fine, strong bores with moderate pitting. A truly rare & unusual pair. 4-41405 JR154 (4,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2230	$2,300.00	EXTREMELY RARE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERED PAIR OF ENGRAVED COLT OPEN TOP POCKET REVOLVERS. SN 90142 & 90143. Cal. 22 Short. Configured & engraved identically with silver finish 2-3/8″ rnd bbls, half moon front sights and 2-line addresses. #90142 has the early high spur hammer and #90143 has the later sloping spur hammer. They are mounted with 2-pc bird head pearl grips. Both revolvers are engraved in New York style, probably from the L.D. Nimschke shop with foliate arabesque patterns on the frames which incorporate a bird’s head in the pattern on the left side. Sides of bbl are engraved in a running vine & leaf pattern with dash & dot patterns on the cyl spindle bosses. Back straps are engraved in geometric patterns. Cylinders are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns back of each cyl stop notch with a connecting zig zag pattern around the circumference. Engraved open top revolvers are a rarity in their own right but to find a consecutively numbered pair engraved identically is extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall both revolvers retain virtually all of a fine professionally restored silver finish showing only slight muzzle edge wear, probably unfired since restoration. Engraving remains strong & sharp with no evidence of having been polished. Left side of frame on #90143 has a few light scratches. Grips are sound and retain great fire & color. Grips on #91042 are probably period of use replacements. Mechanics are fine, strong bores with moderate pitting. A truly rare & unusual pair. 4-41405 JR154 (4,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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