RARE ENGLISH HILL’S PATTERN COPY OF A SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1 SECOND ISSUE SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

RARE ENGLISH HILL’S PATTERN COPY OF A SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1 SECOND ISSUE SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 3. Cal. 22 Short. Blue & silver finish with 3-1/8″ oct keyhole shape bbl with German silver half moon front sight and high spur solid hammer with safety notch. Frame may be solid silver with cylinder stop built into bottom of frame with corresponding notches on front edge of diameter of the cylinder. Bbl lug has the second type Smith & Wesson latch and ejector pin. Grip frame is angled like a Tranter pattern with heavy V mainspring. Left side of frame has a removable side plate to access the inner workings. Top of back strap has a distinctive English style hump. Mounted with beautiful 2-pc square butt rosewood grips secured from the bottom with an oval buttcap that has two small flanges that fit into notches in bottom of grips and then the base is screw mounted to the butt strap. Cylinder has tiny British proofs around perimeter and a small “3” on rear face of cylinder. Top left flat of bbl has corresponding British proofs. No other markings were observed on revolver. Sideplate on the frame is hand scratched with the name that appears to be “MICHAUD” or “MILWARD”. Accompanied by an unusual English walnut casing with French walnut veneer top that has a gold plated flush inlaid empty brass shield and ribbon. It has blue felt lining and is compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a small pewter oil bottle and a steel wire cleaning rod. Right rear compartment is empty and left front compartment has a mortised sliding lid that would accommodate a full box of ammunition. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl, hammer, trigger & cyl retain most of their strong glossy orig blue. Frame retains orig silver finish beginning to patinate. Grips are sound with a very few tiny scattered spots and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Case has a couple of small grain checks in the lid and another in the bottom with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is very lightly faded and moderately soiled with minor damage from the hammer spur and wear on the rear rest. Altogether a beautiful English made copy with a fine rare case. 4-40041 JR343 (2,000-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2349	$1,897.50	RARE ENGLISH HILL’S PATTERN COPY OF A SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1 SECOND ISSUE SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 3. Cal. 22 Short. Blue & silver finish with 3-1/8″ oct keyhole shape bbl with German silver half moon front sight and high spur solid hammer with safety notch. Frame may be solid silver with cylinder stop built into bottom of frame with corresponding notches on front edge of diameter of the cylinder. Bbl lug has the second type Smith & Wesson latch and ejector pin. Grip frame is angled like a Tranter pattern with heavy V mainspring. Left side of frame has a removable side plate to access the inner workings. Top of back strap has a distinctive English style hump. Mounted with beautiful 2-pc square butt rosewood grips secured from the bottom with an oval buttcap that has two small flanges that fit into notches in bottom of grips and then the base is screw mounted to the butt strap. Cylinder has tiny British proofs around perimeter and a small “3” on rear face of cylinder. Top left flat of bbl has corresponding British proofs. No other markings were observed on revolver. Sideplate on the frame is hand scratched with the name that appears to be “MICHAUD” or “MILWARD”. Accompanied by an unusual English walnut casing with French walnut veneer top that has a gold plated flush inlaid empty brass shield and ribbon. It has blue felt lining and is compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a small pewter oil bottle and a steel wire cleaning rod. Right rear compartment is empty and left front compartment has a mortised sliding lid that would accommodate a full box of ammunition. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl, hammer, trigger & cyl retain most of their strong glossy orig blue. Frame retains orig silver finish beginning to patinate. Grips are sound with a very few tiny scattered spots and retain most of their orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Case has a couple of small grain checks in the lid and another in the bottom with light handling & storage marks and retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is very lightly faded and moderately soiled with minor damage from the hammer spur and wear on the rear rest. Altogether a beautiful English made copy with a fine rare case. 4-40041 JR343 (2,000-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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