SAVAGE NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SAVAGE NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 438. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/8″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and Savage address & patent markings on top strap. It has heart shaped trigger guard with ring trigger which rotates the cyl and cocks the hammer and a conventional trigger which fires the revolver. Mounted with 2-pc walnut grips. These revolvers were produced from about 1861 to the mid-1860s with about 20,000 made in that time frame. Most of them were produced on Gov’t contracts. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains with metal being an overall very dark brown attic patina with a few scattered spots of pitting. Grips have slightly chipped toes with handling & use marks showing moderate to heavy wear and retain traces of orig varnish under a hand worn patina. Mechanics are a little balky in cocking the hammer with the ring trigger but once started, function is fine. Worn dark bore with good rifling. 4-40471 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2369	$1,092.50	SAVAGE NAVY MODEL PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 438. Cal. 36. Usual configuration with 7-1/8″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight and Savage address & patent markings on top strap. It has heart shaped trigger guard with ring trigger which rotates the cyl and cocks the hammer and a conventional trigger which fires the revolver. Mounted with 2-pc walnut grips. These revolvers were produced from about 1861 to the mid-1860s with about 20,000 made in that time frame. Most of them were produced on Gov’t contracts. CONDITION: Good. No orig finish remains with metal being an overall very dark brown attic patina with a few scattered spots of pitting. Grips have slightly chipped toes with handling & use marks showing moderate to heavy wear and retain traces of orig varnish under a hand worn patina. Mechanics are a little balky in cocking the hammer with the ring trigger but once started, function is fine. Worn dark bore with good rifling. 4-40471 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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