CASED NEW HAVEN ARMS POCKET SIZE VOLCANIC PISTOL.

CASED NEW HAVEN ARMS POCKET SIZE VOLCANIC PISTOL. Cal. 31. SN 111. Pocket size Volcanic with 3-3/4″ oct bbl with integral magazine tube. It has a blued steel pinched blade front sight & fixed rear sight. Gun metal (brass) frame & sideplates are factory engraved in usual style of flowing foliate arabesque patterns with a light dash & dot border & three sprays of leaves over top three flats at chamber. Lever is blued with hammer case colored & it has 2-pc rosewood grips numbered to pistol. Accompanied by its extremely rare, orig, red velvet, lined walnut casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a box of ammunition & a cleaning rod. Cartridge compartment contains an orig lacquered tin lid from a 200-rnd box of #1 cartridges with orig label virtually intact in lid. Also accompanying are two 41 caliber Volcanic rounds. These rare little pistols were made in period 1857-60 with only a total of about 850 ever having been made & few of those were ever cased. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted. The pistol was not further disassembled to check for other matching numbers. Bbl & magazine tube retain 85-88% glossy bright orig blue with lost areas flaked to light patina, not from wear. Receiver retains about 50% orig silver plate with exposed brass a mellow medium patina. Screws & carrier retain most of their orig niter blue. Lever retains 30-40% orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas. Hammer retains about all of its slightly faded orig case colors & grips about all of their orig varnish with a few light nicks & scratches. Lever is a little loose & will not stay against grip & when operated will not put hammer into full cock position, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a very few scattered spots of light pitting. Case has several grain checks in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with a slightly warped lid. Escutcheon is a replacement. Interior is very faded to a yellowish/tan color except where protected by pistol & box lid. Shows light soil from pistol. 4-57635 JR403 (15,000-20,000)

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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	334	$23,000.00	CASED NEW HAVEN ARMS POCKET SIZE VOLCANIC PISTOL. Cal. 31. SN 111. Pocket size Volcanic with 3-3/4″ oct bbl with integral magazine tube. It has a blued steel pinched blade front sight & fixed rear sight. Gun metal (brass) frame & sideplates are factory engraved in usual style of flowing foliate arabesque patterns with a light dash & dot border & three sprays of leaves over top three flats at chamber. Lever is blued with hammer case colored & it has 2-pc rosewood grips numbered to pistol. Accompanied by its extremely rare, orig, red velvet, lined walnut casing compartmented in bottom for the pistol, a box of ammunition & a cleaning rod. Cartridge compartment contains an orig lacquered tin lid from a 200-rnd box of #1 cartridges with orig label virtually intact in lid. Also accompanying are two 41 caliber Volcanic rounds. These rare little pistols were made in period 1857-60 with only a total of about 850 ever having been made & few of those were ever cased. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching as noted. The pistol was not further disassembled to check for other matching numbers. Bbl & magazine tube retain 85-88% glossy bright orig blue with lost areas flaked to light patina, not from wear. Receiver retains about 50% orig silver plate with exposed brass a mellow medium patina. Screws & carrier retain most of their orig niter blue. Lever retains 30-40% orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas. Hammer retains about all of its slightly faded orig case colors & grips about all of their orig varnish with a few light nicks & scratches. Lever is a little loose & will not stay against grip & when operated will not put hammer into full cock position, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a very few scattered spots of light pitting. Case has several grain checks in bottom, otherwise is completely sound with a slightly warped lid. Escutcheon is a replacement. Interior is very faded to a yellowish/tan color except where protected by pistol & box lid. Shows light soil from pistol. 4-57635 JR403 (15,000-20,000) 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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