SPECTACULAR CASED RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PATENT PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SPECTACULAR CASED RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PATENT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 30. SN 6108. Built like a Dean, Adams & Dean dbl action English revolver with 3″ ovoid shaped octagonal bbl with tiny dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight with a bulbous 2-pc carved ivory grip. It has high gloss blue finish with a beautifully engraved & inlaid frame that has inlaid multi-colored gold & silver foliate arabesque patterns with a feather pattern on sides of top strap with more gold on sides of bbl. Backstrap & trigger guard are engraved & inlaid to match. Right side of frame at bbl has serial number in gold & serial number is also in gold on cylinder which has an engraved scalloped front edge. Top strap has a beautiful, very fine scallop border & is inlaid in gold “IMPERIAL PATENT REVOLVER”. Oval buttcap & front end of cylinder pin are engraved to match. Accompanied by its orig green velvet lined, burled rosewood veneered casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, two matching numbered spare cylinders with gold inlaid serial numbers, tiny plain bag shaped flask, a 2-cavity ball & conical mold with sprue cutter, a wad cutter, a brass & iron bullet seater & a brass cleaning jag/bullet seater with turned knob. There are two covered compartments with ivory knobs, a rectangular one containing caps & a triangular one containing cast felted balls. CONDITION: Extremely fine, shows little or no use. Overall retains 97-98% glossy bright orig blue. Toe of front strap is slightly gray & has a slightly battered screw. Grip has a chipped rim around buttcap with a few age lines & retains a beautiful mellow patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore, dark in grooves. Cylinder in revolver has a couple of small flaked areas & a spot of pitting. One of spare cylinders retains about 98% glossy orig blue & other about 85%. All accouterments are fine & near orig condition. Wad cutter & mold are in the white. Case has numerous grain checks in lid with a small chip on front edge & some minor damage around lock that does not show from outside & retains most of its orig varnish. A rare cased set in seldom ever encountered condition. 4-57866 JR415 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	233	$0.00	SPECTACULAR CASED RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PATENT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 30. SN 6108. Built like a Dean, Adams & Dean dbl action English revolver with 3″ ovoid shaped octagonal bbl with tiny dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight with a bulbous 2-pc carved ivory grip. It has high gloss blue finish with a beautifully engraved & inlaid frame that has inlaid multi-colored gold & silver foliate arabesque patterns with a feather pattern on sides of top strap with more gold on sides of bbl. Backstrap & trigger guard are engraved & inlaid to match. Right side of frame at bbl has serial number in gold & serial number is also in gold on cylinder which has an engraved scalloped front edge. Top strap has a beautiful, very fine scallop border & is inlaid in gold “IMPERIAL PATENT REVOLVER”. Oval buttcap & front end of cylinder pin are engraved to match. Accompanied by its orig green velvet lined, burled rosewood veneered casing compartmented in bottom for revolver, two matching numbered spare cylinders with gold inlaid serial numbers, tiny plain bag shaped flask, a 2-cavity ball & conical mold with sprue cutter, a wad cutter, a brass & iron bullet seater & a brass cleaning jag/bullet seater with turned knob. There are two covered compartments with ivory knobs, a rectangular one containing caps & a triangular one containing cast felted balls. CONDITION: Extremely fine, shows little or no use. Overall retains 97-98% glossy bright orig blue. Toe of front strap is slightly gray & has a slightly battered screw. Grip has a chipped rim around buttcap with a few age lines & retains a beautiful mellow patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore, dark in grooves. Cylinder in revolver has a couple of small flaked areas & a spot of pitting. One of spare cylinders retains about 98% glossy orig blue & other about 85%. All accouterments are fine & near orig condition. Wad cutter & mold are in the white. Case has numerous grain checks in lid with a small chip on front edge & some minor damage around lock that does not show from outside & retains most of its orig varnish. A rare cased set in seldom ever encountered condition. 4-57866 JR415 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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