RARE WALCH NAVY 12-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

Revised: 3/14/2009

Important Note: Serial Number is not “22”, but actually “92”. The assembly number is “22”. This is an exact Walch Navy from the famous Locke Collection as illustrated on page 462 of Locke Catalogue.

RARE WALCH NAVY 12-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 22. Cal. 36. Extremely rare Walch Navy sized revolver with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight with the makers name and patent date on the top flat. It has Colt style 2 piece hinged rammer and 6 shot cylinder with 12 nipples, 2 hammers and 2 triggers. It is fitted with 2 piece checkered walnut grips with German silver screw escutcheons. This is one of the single most unusual American made revolvers in that each of the six chambers accepts 2 superposed charges which are fired with the double row of nipples. The outer nipples fire the front chargers and the inner nipples fire the rear chargers. When the double hammers are cocked the right hand hammer and right trigger fire the front charge and a continuous squeeze contacts the left trigger which releases the left hammer which fires the rear charge. The serial number was found on the left heel of the grip frame under the grip, face of the cylinder, wedge, rammer handle and in roman numerals on the cylinder pin flat under the cylinder spring. No further disassembly was attempted to check for additional matching numbers. Bottom of the butt strap and right side of the bbl bear assembly numbers “92”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 200 of these rare revolvers were made for John Walch and J.P. Lindsey circa 1859-early 1860s. Some scholars considered these revolvers to be secondary US Martial handguns. CONDITION: Fine all metal is “in the white” , having been professionally cleaned, probably in preparation for restoration. Lever latch is a modern replacement. Right grip has a chipped toe otherwise grips are sound showing moderate wear with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Strong clean bore with fine pitting. Altogether an extremely rare and unusual American revolver. 4-37816 JR253 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2374	$9,775.00	Revised: 3/14/2009 Important Note: Serial Number is not “22”, but actually “92”. The assembly number is “22”. This is an exact Walch Navy from the famous Locke Collection as illustrated on page 462 of Locke Catalogue. RARE WALCH NAVY 12-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 22. Cal. 36. Extremely rare Walch Navy sized revolver with 6″ oct bbl, brass pin front sight with the makers name and patent date on the top flat. It has Colt style 2 piece hinged rammer and 6 shot cylinder with 12 nipples, 2 hammers and 2 triggers. It is fitted with 2 piece checkered walnut grips with German silver screw escutcheons. This is one of the single most unusual American made revolvers in that each of the six chambers accepts 2 superposed charges which are fired with the double row of nipples. The outer nipples fire the front chargers and the inner nipples fire the rear chargers. When the double hammers are cocked the right hand hammer and right trigger fire the front charge and a continuous squeeze contacts the left trigger which releases the left hammer which fires the rear charge. The serial number was found on the left heel of the grip frame under the grip, face of the cylinder, wedge, rammer handle and in roman numerals on the cylinder pin flat under the cylinder spring. No further disassembly was attempted to check for additional matching numbers. Bottom of the butt strap and right side of the bbl bear assembly numbers “92”. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 200 of these rare revolvers were made for John Walch and J.P. Lindsey circa 1859-early 1860s. Some scholars considered these revolvers to be secondary US Martial handguns. CONDITION: Fine all metal is “in the white” , having been professionally cleaned, probably in preparation for restoration. Lever latch is a modern replacement. Right grip has a chipped toe otherwise grips are sound showing moderate wear with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Strong clean bore with fine pitting. Altogether an extremely rare and unusual American revolver. 4-37816 JR253 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}