RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1, 2ND ISSUE TIP UP REVOLVER WITH CASE.

RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1, 2ND ISSUE TIP UP REVOLVER WITH CASE. SN 95415. Cal. 22 Short. Gold & silver finish with 3-1/8″ oct bbl with rib and small half moon front sight. Top of rib has the Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass. address. It has usual unfluted 7-shot cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. Bbl, cyl & ejector pin are silver plated and frame is gold washed over silver plating. Frame & bbl lug are beautifully engraved, probably by Gustave Young with foliate arabesque patterns that have punch dot background. Side flats of bbl at muzzle, sides of top strap and flared areas of the frame at the grip are engraved to match. Top flat of bbl at the hinge is engraved with a large flower blossom and top of back strap is engraved with a hunter’s star. Back strap has a dash & dot border with geometric patterns at heel and at butt strap. Cylinder is engraved around full circumference with foliate & ribbon patterns. Case is dark gutta percha with a couple of cracks at hinges and some minor repairs around back and other repairs in the lid. Inside the lid is lined with pressed burgundy velvet and bottom is lined with faded burgundy velvet. Bbl & frame rests, along with cartridge block, are intact. Assembly number “OR” was noted on the heel of grip frame under right grip, on rear face of bbl lug and on face of cyl around the cyl pin. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl & cyl retain most of their fine restored silver finish and frame about 50% orig gold finish. Grips are sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Bbl latch does not lock solid, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case, as noted, has several repairs and retains most of its black restored finish. 4-41377 JR112 (3,500-5,000)

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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	2339	$3,450.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1, 2ND ISSUE TIP UP REVOLVER WITH CASE. SN 95415. Cal. 22 Short. Gold & silver finish with 3-1/8″ oct bbl with rib and small half moon front sight. Top of rib has the Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass. address. It has usual unfluted 7-shot cyl and is mounted with 2-pc smooth ivory grips. Bbl, cyl & ejector pin are silver plated and frame is gold washed over silver plating. Frame & bbl lug are beautifully engraved, probably by Gustave Young with foliate arabesque patterns that have punch dot background. Side flats of bbl at muzzle, sides of top strap and flared areas of the frame at the grip are engraved to match. Top flat of bbl at the hinge is engraved with a large flower blossom and top of back strap is engraved with a hunter’s star. Back strap has a dash & dot border with geometric patterns at heel and at butt strap. Cylinder is engraved around full circumference with foliate & ribbon patterns. Case is dark gutta percha with a couple of cracks at hinges and some minor repairs around back and other repairs in the lid. Inside the lid is lined with pressed burgundy velvet and bottom is lined with faded burgundy velvet. Bbl & frame rests, along with cartridge block, are intact. Assembly number “OR” was noted on the heel of grip frame under right grip, on rear face of bbl lug and on face of cyl around the cyl pin. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Bbl & cyl retain most of their fine restored silver finish and frame about 50% orig gold finish. Grips are sound and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Bbl latch does not lock solid, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Case, as noted, has several repairs and retains most of its black restored finish. 4-41377 JR112 (3,500-5,000) 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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