EXTREMELY RARE PRESENTATION QUALITY CASED SAVAGE NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

EXTREMELY RARE PRESENTATION QUALITY CASED SAVAGE NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11992. Cal. 36. Beautiful high finish presentation Savage with 7-1/8″ oct bbl with usual unfluted 6-shot cylinder and 2-pc highly figured, presentation quality, walnut grips. Bbl & cyl are high gloss blue while frame, trigger guard & grip frame are silver-plated. Accompanied by an orig burl walnut veneered rnd corner casing, black velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a steel sgl cavity orig mold with sprue cutter, a rare combination screwdriver nipple wrench, a zinc pocket model flask with foliate decorations, a spare set of standard walnut grips, an orig packet of six Savage Revolving Firearms Co. Combustible Cartridges and several spare parts along with twelve spare nipples. Rear compartment contains an orig steel cleaning rod and right rear corner compartment contains a scarce lacquered tin of Goldmarks caps. Right front corner compartment contains lead balls. Inside lid of case is most unusual in that the lid fits flush to the bottom with no dust rail and the inside of the lid has mirror image recesses like the bottom but only about 1/2″ deep. Front of case also is a little unusual with a mortised lock in each end. Accompanied by a functioning key. Only about 20,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period 1861-mid 1860’s with 11,984 being purchased by the military leaving therefore only 8,016 civilian pieces, few of which were cased presentation sets such as this one. There can be no doubt that this is a presentation piece given its high lustre and plated finish. It may have been made from cleanup parts as the bbl SN is stamped over another number which appears to be “8877”. The SN on the side of backstrap, under the grip, has the first “1” in the SN stamped over a “2”. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including bbl & cyl. Bbl retains 88-90% glossy orig blue with several flaked spots turned to dark patina. Frame retains virtually all of its fine orig silver plating with case wear on buttstrap. Trigger guard, ring lever & hammer retain strong orig case colors. Cyl retains 50-60% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to medium patina, appears unfired. Rammer handle retains most of its faded orig case colors with sleeve retaining 92-93% glossy orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with two or three small spots of pitting. Case is fine with loose veneer on lid and some losses in left rear corner and overall retains most of its orig varnish, deeply alligatored on lid. Interior is moderately soiled. Mold, spare grips & cap tin are very fine. Flask retains traces of its orig black finish. Cartridge packet is open over two chambers however cartridges are still intact. Spare parts, nipples and combination tool are fine. 4-37547 JR286 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

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	2418	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE PRESENTATION QUALITY CASED SAVAGE NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 11992. Cal. 36. Beautiful high finish presentation Savage with 7-1/8″ oct bbl with usual unfluted 6-shot cylinder and 2-pc highly figured, presentation quality, walnut grips. Bbl & cyl are high gloss blue while frame, trigger guard & grip frame are silver-plated. Accompanied by an orig burl walnut veneered rnd corner casing, black velvet lined and compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a steel sgl cavity orig mold with sprue cutter, a rare combination screwdriver nipple wrench, a zinc pocket model flask with foliate decorations, a spare set of standard walnut grips, an orig packet of six Savage Revolving Firearms Co. Combustible Cartridges and several spare parts along with twelve spare nipples. Rear compartment contains an orig steel cleaning rod and right rear corner compartment contains a scarce lacquered tin of Goldmarks caps. Right front corner compartment contains lead balls. Inside lid of case is most unusual in that the lid fits flush to the bottom with no dust rail and the inside of the lid has mirror image recesses like the bottom but only about 1/2″ deep. Front of case also is a little unusual with a mortised lock in each end. Accompanied by a functioning key. Only about 20,000 of these rare revolvers were produced in the period 1861-mid 1860’s with 11,984 being purchased by the military leaving therefore only 8,016 civilian pieces, few of which were cased presentation sets such as this one. There can be no doubt that this is a presentation piece given its high lustre and plated finish. It may have been made from cleanup parts as the bbl SN is stamped over another number which appears to be “8877”. The SN on the side of backstrap, under the grip, has the first “1” in the SN stamped over a “2”. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including bbl & cyl. Bbl retains 88-90% glossy orig blue with several flaked spots turned to dark patina. Frame retains virtually all of its fine orig silver plating with case wear on buttstrap. Trigger guard, ring lever & hammer retain strong orig case colors. Cyl retains 50-60% glossy orig blue with balance flaked to medium patina, appears unfired. Rammer handle retains most of its faded orig case colors with sleeve retaining 92-93% glossy orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with two or three small spots of pitting. Case is fine with loose veneer on lid and some losses in left rear corner and overall retains most of its orig varnish, deeply alligatored on lid. Interior is moderately soiled. Mold, spare grips & cap tin are very fine. Flask retains traces of its orig black finish. Cartridge packet is open over two chambers however cartridges are still intact. Spare parts, nipples and combination tool are fine. 4-37547 JR286 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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.

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