SCARCE DELUXE CASED MOORE’S PATENT FRONT LOADING REVOLVER.

SCARCE DELUXE CASED MOORE’S PATENT FRONT LOADING REVOLVER. SN 15561. Cal. 32 Teat fire. Beautiful silver finish revolver with 3-1/4″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight, Moore’s Patent Firearms markings top of bbl with New York style engraved frame consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with a punch dot background. Mounted with 2-pc rosewood birdhead grips. Cylinder is spectacularly etch engraved with a stag hunting scene consisting of a horse & rider, a dog & a running stag, all in a forest scene along with the Williamson Patent information around the rear edge. Left side of grip frame, under grip, has assembly number “U61” which number was also observed on face of bbl lug, rear face of cylinder, cylinder pin, wedge & inside grips. No additional disassembly was affected to check for other numbered parts. accompanied by its orig purple velvet lined, walnut casing compartmented in bottom for revolver with bbl rest & has a cartridge block in left front complete with 50 orig rds of teat fire ammunition. Although these revolvers are reasonably common they are rarely ever encountered in new, unused condition & almost never with their orig casing. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, probably unfired, all matching as noted above. Overall retains virtually all of its fine orig silver plating with most of its orig fire blue on hammer screw & faded orig case colors on hammer. Cylinder scene is unusually crisp & sharp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Case is extremely fine with minor storage nicks & light soil on interior. Cartridges are oxidized. 4-35182 JR287 (4,000-6,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2413	$5,175.00	SCARCE DELUXE CASED MOORE’S PATENT FRONT LOADING REVOLVER. SN 15561. Cal. 32 Teat fire. Beautiful silver finish revolver with 3-1/4″ rnd bbl, half moon front sight, Moore’s Patent Firearms markings top of bbl with New York style engraved frame consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with a punch dot background. Mounted with 2-pc rosewood birdhead grips. Cylinder is spectacularly etch engraved with a stag hunting scene consisting of a horse & rider, a dog & a running stag, all in a forest scene along with the Williamson Patent information around the rear edge. Left side of grip frame, under grip, has assembly number “U61” which number was also observed on face of bbl lug, rear face of cylinder, cylinder pin, wedge & inside grips. No additional disassembly was affected to check for other numbered parts. accompanied by its orig purple velvet lined, walnut casing compartmented in bottom for revolver with bbl rest & has a cartridge block in left front complete with 50 orig rds of teat fire ammunition. Although these revolvers are reasonably common they are rarely ever encountered in new, unused condition & almost never with their orig casing. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, probably unfired, all matching as noted above. Overall retains virtually all of its fine orig silver plating with most of its orig fire blue on hammer screw & faded orig case colors on hammer. Cylinder scene is unusually crisp & sharp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Case is extremely fine with minor storage nicks & light soil on interior. Cartridges are oxidized. 4-35182 JR287 (4,000-6,000) 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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