RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP 1ST MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP 1ST MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 11158. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral pinch blade front sight. It has the early style scooped flute cylinder without top strap with square butt frame with lanyard stud and ring and smooth 2-pc ivory grips. The left side of the front strap under the grip has the assembly number 1066, which number is also found on the back of the cylinder and inside face of the bbl lug. The revolver has 75-80% coverage factory engraving consisting of the large vignette of a running buffalo on the left side of the frame and three birds on the right side of the frame with the balance of the engraving leaf and vine patterns with fine dot patterns surrounding. CONDITION: Extremely fine, probably unfired. Retains virtually all of its fine orig. factory finish with very fine edge wear and some slight pimpling on the back strap. Some slight loses on the recoil shield and some minor light pitting on the right side of the bbl lug. Hammer and trigger guard retain about all of their orig case colors with the hammer lightly faded and the trigger guard mostly faded with the colors faint. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore. Grips are sound with an age line on the left side and retain a beautiful mellow ivory patina. Grips are slightly shrunken from the frame and may not be orig to this gun but fit quite well. 4-57546 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	285	$20,700.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED MERWIN & HULBERT OPEN TOP 1ST MODEL SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 11158. Nickel finish with 7″ rnd bbl, integral pinch blade front sight. It has the early style scooped flute cylinder without top strap with square butt frame with lanyard stud and ring and smooth 2-pc ivory grips. The left side of the front strap under the grip has the assembly number 1066, which number is also found on the back of the cylinder and inside face of the bbl lug. The revolver has 75-80% coverage factory engraving consisting of the large vignette of a running buffalo on the left side of the frame and three birds on the right side of the frame with the balance of the engraving leaf and vine patterns with fine dot patterns surrounding. CONDITION: Extremely fine, probably unfired. Retains virtually all of its fine orig. factory finish with very fine edge wear and some slight pimpling on the back strap. Some slight loses on the recoil shield and some minor light pitting on the right side of the bbl lug. Hammer and trigger guard retain about all of their orig case colors with the hammer lightly faded and the trigger guard mostly faded with the colors faint. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore. Grips are sound with an age line on the left side and retain a beautiful mellow ivory patina. Grips are slightly shrunken from the frame and may not be orig to this gun but fit quite well. 4-57546 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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