CASED ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1-1/2 SECOND ISSUE NEW MODEL SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER.

CASED ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1-1/2 SECOND ISSUE NEW MODEL SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 84992. Cal. 32 RF. Nickel finish with 3-1/2″ keyhole shaped bbl, half moon front sight with rear sight notch in cylinder stop. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with spur trigger & matching numbered smooth ivory birdshead grips. Frame, cylinder & bbl are beautifully New York engraved from Nimschke shop, possibly by the master himself, with about 50% coverage sweeping foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends up sides of bbls with a small flourish on each side of muzzle & on lands between flutes of cylinder. Back strap is inscribed in period script “Joseph Stickney” and top of back strap has a rectangular pattern of diamonds & dots. Accompanied by an orig red felt lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for revolver & two open compartments, one containing a full sealed box of Remington/UMC 32 Short RF cartridges. Although these revolvers were produced in large quantities, few survive in high condition and are only very rarely encountered with engraving and are almost never found with orig casing. Stickney was a wealthy Pennsylvania and New Hampshire industrialist having made his fortune in coal and being one of the founders and designers of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The famous Mt. Washington Resort at Bretton Woods, NH was the brainchild of Stickney who spared no expense in its design and construction, the project being completed and opened in 1902. At the time, it was considered the most prestigious in the world. Today, the hotel is on the Natnl. Register of Historic Places and remains one of the nation’s most luxurious vacation spots. Included with this lot is biographical information on Stickney and his wife, who, after his death in 1903, continued to run the family empire both in the US and abroad until her death many years later. PROVENANCE: Wm. J. (Bill) Maier Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-97% strong orig nickel finish with very fine pitting around front edge of cylinder & down one land between flutes with some corresponding very fine spots of pitting on side edges of top strap. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has a few minor storage mars on lid & a small crack at left rear edge with left end of top having one loose corner & another loose corner in bottom, all easily repaired. Interior of case is lightly faded with a few spots of moth damage with light soil & wear from revolver. Box of cartridges is very fine. 4-36236 (5,500-7,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2396	$3,450.00	CASED ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED SMITH & WESSON MODEL 1-1/2 SECOND ISSUE NEW MODEL SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. SN 84992. Cal. 32 RF. Nickel finish with 3-1/2″ keyhole shaped bbl, half moon front sight with rear sight notch in cylinder stop. It has 5-shot fluted cylinder with spur trigger & matching numbered smooth ivory birdshead grips. Frame, cylinder & bbl are beautifully New York engraved from Nimschke shop, possibly by the master himself, with about 50% coverage sweeping foliate arabesque patterns with very fine punch dot background. Engraving extends up sides of bbls with a small flourish on each side of muzzle & on lands between flutes of cylinder. Back strap is inscribed in period script “Joseph Stickney” and top of back strap has a rectangular pattern of diamonds & dots. Accompanied by an orig red felt lined mahogany casing compartmented in bottom for revolver & two open compartments, one containing a full sealed box of Remington/UMC 32 Short RF cartridges. Although these revolvers were produced in large quantities, few survive in high condition and are only very rarely encountered with engraving and are almost never found with orig casing. Stickney was a wealthy Pennsylvania and New Hampshire industrialist having made his fortune in coal and being one of the founders and designers of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The famous Mt. Washington Resort at Bretton Woods, NH was the brainchild of Stickney who spared no expense in its design and construction, the project being completed and opened in 1902. At the time, it was considered the most prestigious in the world. Today, the hotel is on the Natnl. Register of Historic Places and remains one of the nation’s most luxurious vacation spots. Included with this lot is biographical information on Stickney and his wife, who, after his death in 1903, continued to run the family empire both in the US and abroad until her death many years later. PROVENANCE: Wm. J. (Bill) Maier Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including grips. Overall retains 96-97% strong orig nickel finish with very fine pitting around front edge of cylinder & down one land between flutes with some corresponding very fine spots of pitting on side edges of top strap. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting. Case has a few minor storage mars on lid & a small crack at left rear edge with left end of top having one loose corner & another loose corner in bottom, all easily repaired. Interior of case is lightly faded with a few spots of moth damage with light soil & wear from revolver. Box of cartridges is very fine. 4-36236 (5,500-7,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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