VERY RARE FOREHAND & WADSWORTH NEW MODEL ARMY SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

VERY RARE FOREHAND & WADSWORTH NEW MODEL ARMY SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 538. Cal. 44 Russian. Blue finish with 6-1/2″ bbl, half moon front sight and 2-line address. It has 6-shot fluted cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth burl walnut grips, matching numbered to this revolver. Trigger, trigger guard & hammer are color case hardened. Frame, ejector housing & cyl pin housing are 1-pc with a flat loading gate in the right recoil shield. Left side of frame has a Smith & Wesson type sideplate. In fact, the revolver somewhat resembles a big frame Smith & Wesson. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms fewer than 1,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period of the late 1870s into the 1880s and are usually found with nickel finish, implying that blue finish is somewhat rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including cyl & grips. Overall retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with light muzzle edge wear with some very minor thinning on left side of bbl, slight wear on tip of ejector housing and sharp edges of the cyl pin housing; frame also exhibits very light sharp edge wear with balance of finish glossy & bright; cyl has sharp edge wear with a cyl line; grips are sound with only a couple of very minor nicks & scratches and retain about all of their orig oil finish; hammer & trigger guard retain most of their orig, lightly to moderately faded case colors; trigger has faded case colors. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, probably unfired. One of the finest condition F&W Army revolvers known to the collecting fraternity. An extremely rare example of an American frontier revolver. 4-46144 JR475 (17,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2290	$18,400.00	VERY RARE FOREHAND & WADSWORTH NEW MODEL ARMY SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 538. Cal. 44 Russian. Blue finish with 6-1/2″ bbl, half moon front sight and 2-line address. It has 6-shot fluted cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth burl walnut grips, matching numbered to this revolver. Trigger, trigger guard & hammer are color case hardened. Frame, ejector housing & cyl pin housing are 1-pc with a flat loading gate in the right recoil shield. Left side of frame has a Smith & Wesson type sideplate. In fact, the revolver somewhat resembles a big frame Smith & Wesson. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms fewer than 1,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period of the late 1870s into the 1880s and are usually found with nickel finish, implying that blue finish is somewhat rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including cyl & grips. Overall retains 96-97% glossy orig blue with light muzzle edge wear with some very minor thinning on left side of bbl, slight wear on tip of ejector housing and sharp edges of the cyl pin housing; frame also exhibits very light sharp edge wear with balance of finish glossy & bright; cyl has sharp edge wear with a cyl line; grips are sound with only a couple of very minor nicks & scratches and retain about all of their orig oil finish; hammer & trigger guard retain most of their orig, lightly to moderately faded case colors; trigger has faded case colors. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, probably unfired. One of the finest condition F&W Army revolvers known to the collecting fraternity. An extremely rare example of an American frontier revolver. 4-46144 JR475 (17,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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