FINE MARTIALLY MARKED STARR SINGLE ACTION ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FINE MARTIALLY MARKED STARR SINGLE ACTION ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 37935. Cal. 44. Blue finish with 8″ rnd bbl, pinched blade dovetail front sight with company marking on left side of the frame and patent markings on right side. Mounted with smooth 1-pc walnut grip that has a legible cartouche on each side. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were approx. 32,000 of these fine revolvers produced in the period 1863-1865 with 25,000 of them sold to the Union Army. These revolvers were popular with the troops with their ease of changing an empty cyl for a loaded one. They were durable and accurate and usually saw hard & continuous service throughout the remainder of the war and later on the American frontier. Today it is very rare to find one with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains most of its orig glossy blue on bbl, frame & cyl with light holster wear and minor thinning; front & back straps show handling with front strap a gray patina and the back strap mixed blue & patina; rammer & hammer retain just about all of their orig case colors, lightly faded on the hammer. Grip is sound with good edges, a hand worn patina and most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-49605 JR69 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	2274	$8,050.00	FINE MARTIALLY MARKED STARR SINGLE ACTION ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 37935. Cal. 44. Blue finish with 8″ rnd bbl, pinched blade dovetail front sight with company marking on left side of the frame and patent markings on right side. Mounted with smooth 1-pc walnut grip that has a legible cartouche on each side. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were approx. 32,000 of these fine revolvers produced in the period 1863-1865 with 25,000 of them sold to the Union Army. These revolvers were popular with the troops with their ease of changing an empty cyl for a loaded one. They were durable and accurate and usually saw hard & continuous service throughout the remainder of the war and later on the American frontier. Today it is very rare to find one with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains most of its orig glossy blue on bbl, frame & cyl with light holster wear and minor thinning; front & back straps show handling with front strap a gray patina and the back strap mixed blue & patina; rammer & hammer retain just about all of their orig case colors, lightly faded on the hammer. Grip is sound with good edges, a hand worn patina and most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-49605 JR69 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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