J. HERMAN PERCUSSION REVOLVER PURPORTED TO BE A COPY OF A COLT.

J. HERMAN PERCUSSION REVOLVER PURPORTED TO BE A COPY OF A COLT. SN 7. Cal. 40. Unusual revolver with 6-11/16″ oct smoothbore bbl, secured with a Paterson style wedge and has an unusual rack & pinion, or “creeping”, rammer with the rammer handle mounted to the right side of the bbl lug. Right side of bbl lug also has a fingernail shaped loading cutout. Top flat of bbl has a tiny dovetailed front sight and a dovetailed fixed rear sight at the chambered end. It has a rebated 6-shot cyl that is about 2″ long with no frame top or bottom strap, the only support being the cyl spindle. Frame is short & round, about 1-3/4″ long x 1-1/4″ diameter with unusual ring trigger that when pulled retracts the hammer into the frame raising the front of the hammer and rotating the cyl to align the next chamber with the bore. Hammer nose cover is heart shaped with V-notch apparently to clear the sight notch on the bbl. Frame is engraved in large fan shaped elliptical panels on each side with a shell pattern behind the hammer slot with geometric patterns down back strap. Cyl is engraved with alternating foliate & floral, diamond checkered & elliptical shaped panels around circumference. Toe of front strap is stamped “J. HERMAN / BREVETE”. Mounted with very nicely figured saw handle walnut grips that have a fluted oval butt cap with lanyard stud & ring. Cyl has Belgian proofs on two lands between nipple recesses and a small Belgian proof on left side of bbl lug. Accompanied by a copy of what appears to be pages from Guns Review titled “Firearms Curiosa” which has a photograph of a nearly identical revolver with the exception that the one in the photograph has a cannon muzzle and a tall front sight. The caption reads “Belgian Copy of a Colt”. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being an overall cleaned gray metal patina. Grips are sound with light handling & use marks and retain most of their orig varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, moderately pitted bore. 4-40184 JR349 (10,000-15,000)

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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	2457	$9,200.00	J. HERMAN PERCUSSION REVOLVER PURPORTED TO BE A COPY OF A COLT. SN 7. Cal. 40. Unusual revolver with 6-11/16″ oct smoothbore bbl, secured with a Paterson style wedge and has an unusual rack & pinion, or “creeping”, rammer with the rammer handle mounted to the right side of the bbl lug. Right side of bbl lug also has a fingernail shaped loading cutout. Top flat of bbl has a tiny dovetailed front sight and a dovetailed fixed rear sight at the chambered end. It has a rebated 6-shot cyl that is about 2″ long with no frame top or bottom strap, the only support being the cyl spindle. Frame is short & round, about 1-3/4″ long x 1-1/4″ diameter with unusual ring trigger that when pulled retracts the hammer into the frame raising the front of the hammer and rotating the cyl to align the next chamber with the bore. Hammer nose cover is heart shaped with V-notch apparently to clear the sight notch on the bbl. Frame is engraved in large fan shaped elliptical panels on each side with a shell pattern behind the hammer slot with geometric patterns down back strap. Cyl is engraved with alternating foliate & floral, diamond checkered & elliptical shaped panels around circumference. Toe of front strap is stamped “J. HERMAN / BREVETE”. Mounted with very nicely figured saw handle walnut grips that have a fluted oval butt cap with lanyard stud & ring. Cyl has Belgian proofs on two lands between nipple recesses and a small Belgian proof on left side of bbl lug. Accompanied by a copy of what appears to be pages from Guns Review titled “Firearms Curiosa” which has a photograph of a nearly identical revolver with the exception that the one in the photograph has a cannon muzzle and a tall front sight. The caption reads “Belgian Copy of a Colt”. CONDITION: Good to very good. No orig finish remains being an overall cleaned gray metal patina. Grips are sound with light handling & use marks and retain most of their orig varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, moderately pitted bore. 4-40184 JR349 (10,000-15,000) 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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