INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY REVOLVER.

INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY REVOLVER. Cal. 44. SN 11181. Lot of Civil War items belonging to Major James M. Fisher. The lot consists of the referenced 1861 Navy, a brass military cavalry spur, a Masonic ring, and a reunion pin. The revolver is usual configuration with 7-1/2” round bbl, German silver front sight and 1-pc walnut grips. It has brass trigger guard and back strap and the butt is inscribed “Majr J.M. Fisher”. CONDITION: No original finish remains, being a cleaned medium gray metal color. Trigger guard retains about 50% thin silver plating with the balance of the brass a light mellow patina. Grips have a chipped toe, otherwise retain 60-70% original varnish. All matching with a strong bright bore having scattered pitting, good mechanics. Accompanying is a brass cavalry spur with small rowell that has a bent fork. Ring is a small silver man’s ring with gold top that has an engraved Masonic emblem surrounded by “Maj. J.M. Fisher / 93d Ill. Vol.” and a 1-3/4” pinback, a souvenier of the 8th Annual Reunion Bureau County Soldier’s Association, Princeton, Illinois, September 22-23, 1904. Unless otherwise noted these items are in very good condition. Also accompanying are reproduced pages 238 & 239 of the History of the Ninety-Third Illinois. One page has a picture of an elder Maj. Fisher and the other a short biography. Also accompanies is a hand written letter relating how the revolver was found when Maj. Fisher’s home was cleaned after his death. Also included are reproduced pages 521 & 522 of the Biographical Sketches of the History of Bureau County and includes and entry for Maj. Fisher. Additionally is reproduced page 250 of the Roster of Ninety-Third Illinois which includes a paragraph for Maj. Fisher which indicates he was Captain of Company I August 1862 and was elected Major on September 8, 1862 and mustered into service October 13, 1862. He was wounded at Champion Hill, Mississippi in 1863 and again in October 1864 at Alatoona, Georgia. He was commissioned Lt. Col. by the Governor of Illinois, but was unable to serve in that commission as there was no vacancy in his Unit. He was discharged at Chicago, July 6, 1865. Also included are several pages of his military & medical records. 4-50989 JR526 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	658	$4,082.00	INSCRIBED COLT MODEL 1861 NAVY REVOLVER. Cal. 44. SN 11181. Lot of Civil War items belonging to Major James M. Fisher. The lot consists of the referenced 1861 Navy, a brass military cavalry spur, a Masonic ring, and a reunion pin. The revolver is usual configuration with 7-1/2” round bbl, German silver front sight and 1-pc walnut grips. It has brass trigger guard and back strap and the butt is inscribed “Majr J.M. Fisher”. CONDITION: No original finish remains, being a cleaned medium gray metal color. Trigger guard retains about 50% thin silver plating with the balance of the brass a light mellow patina. Grips have a chipped toe, otherwise retain 60-70% original varnish. All matching with a strong bright bore having scattered pitting, good mechanics. Accompanying is a brass cavalry spur with small rowell that has a bent fork. Ring is a small silver man’s ring with gold top that has an engraved Masonic emblem surrounded by “Maj. J.M. Fisher / 93d Ill. Vol.” and a 1-3/4” pinback, a souvenier of the 8th Annual Reunion Bureau County Soldier’s Association, Princeton, Illinois, September 22-23, 1904. Unless otherwise noted these items are in very good condition. Also accompanying are reproduced pages 238 & 239 of the History of the Ninety-Third Illinois. One page has a picture of an elder Maj. Fisher and the other a short biography. Also accompanies is a hand written letter relating how the revolver was found when Maj. Fisher’s home was cleaned after his death. Also included are reproduced pages 521 & 522 of the Biographical Sketches of the History of Bureau County and includes and entry for Maj. Fisher. Additionally is reproduced page 250 of the Roster of Ninety-Third Illinois which includes a paragraph for Maj. Fisher which indicates he was Captain of Company I August 1862 and was elected Major on September 8, 1862 and mustered into service October 13, 1862. He was wounded at Champion Hill, Mississippi in 1863 and again in October 1864 at Alatoona, Georgia. He was commissioned Lt. Col. by the Governor of Illinois, but was unable to serve in that commission as there was no vacancy in his Unit. He was discharged at Chicago, July 6, 1865. Also included are several pages of his military & medical records. 4-50989 JR526 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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