VERY RARE ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER.

VERY RARE ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. Cal. 38 CF. SN 15131. Fine silver & gold factory conversion with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, silver-plated brass trigger guard & a wonderful Tiffany silver-plated bronze grip. Grip is the rare motif with Civil War battle scenes on both sides that have an American flag in each vignette. Top of the back strap has an unmarked oval initial plate with a shield & trophy of arms at the bottom of the back. Butt has a very large spread-winged eagle. Frame, cylinder & bbl are beautifully engraved by L. D. Nimschke with full coverage on the frame & about 75% coverage on the cylinder & hammer, which retain orig gold wash. Engraving extends about 3-1/2″ up the bbl & about 2″ on each side of the muzzle. Ejector rod housing is engraved in a spiral foliate pattern, which is typical of Nimschke. Trigger bow & front end of the trigger guard are matching engraved. There is a small “E” adjacent to each of the three serial numbers on bottom of the revolver. CONDITION: Very fine. All matching except the wedge, which is unnumbered. Cylinder is numbered on the face between two of the chambers. Bbl retains 10-15% orig silver-plating in the very sheltered areas with the balance a gray metal color. Cylinder retains about 90% thin gold wash over silver-plating. Frame retains traces of silver-plating in the very sheltered areas while the hammer retains most of its orig gold wash, strong in the very sheltered areas, thin elsewhere. Grip retains about 80% orig silver-plating, thinned around the edges and over the vignettes. Trigger guard retains about 90% silver-plating. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with one or two small spots of pitting. A wonderful rare Tiffany Colt in fine condition. 4-55136 JR452 (20,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4120	$34,500.00	VERY RARE ENGRAVED TIFFANY GRIPPED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY CONVERSION REVOLVER. Cal. 38 CF. SN 15131. Fine silver & gold factory conversion with 7-1/2″ rnd bbl, silver-plated brass trigger guard & a wonderful Tiffany silver-plated bronze grip. Grip is the rare motif with Civil War battle scenes on both sides that have an American flag in each vignette. Top of the back strap has an unmarked oval initial plate with a shield & trophy of arms at the bottom of the back. Butt has a very large spread-winged eagle. Frame, cylinder & bbl are beautifully engraved by L. D. Nimschke with full coverage on the frame & about 75% coverage on the cylinder & hammer, which retain orig gold wash. Engraving extends about 3-1/2″ up the bbl & about 2″ on each side of the muzzle. Ejector rod housing is engraved in a spiral foliate pattern, which is typical of Nimschke. Trigger bow & front end of the trigger guard are matching engraved. There is a small “E” adjacent to each of the three serial numbers on bottom of the revolver. CONDITION: Very fine. All matching except the wedge, which is unnumbered. Cylinder is numbered on the face between two of the chambers. Bbl retains 10-15% orig silver-plating in the very sheltered areas with the balance a gray metal color. Cylinder retains about 90% thin gold wash over silver-plating. Frame retains traces of silver-plating in the very sheltered areas while the hammer retains most of its orig gold wash, strong in the very sheltered areas, thin elsewhere. Grip retains about 80% orig silver-plating, thinned around the edges and over the vignettes. Trigger guard retains about 90% silver-plating. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with one or two small spots of pitting. A wonderful rare Tiffany Colt in fine condition. 4-55136 JR452 (20,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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