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710
$13,800.00

RARE CASED ENGRAVED AND ETCHED REMINGTON NEW MODEL NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Cal. 36. SN 38. Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ oct bbl, pinched front sight, usual bbl markings, with wonderful Nimschke factory engraving. It has about 70% coverage beautiful foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch dot background on the frame along with both sides of the hammer spur. The backstrap & butt strap are lightly engraved with geometric patterns & light borders. The cylinder and both sides of the rammer lever are wonderfully deep etched (an extra rare added factory feature). The cylinder depicts soldiers on horseback charging at each other, firing revolvers in a woodland scene. It has fine smooth orig factory ivory grips that are pencil numbered on the inside to match this revolver. It is accompanied by an orig walnut casing with faded red velvet lining, with compartments for the revolver, a dbl sided, angle spout Remington style flask, a 2-cavity iron bullet mold with sprue cutter, a packet of skin cartridges and a tin of UMC caps. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & frame retain most of their orig nickel-plating with scattered spots of light surface rust with wear around the rammer slot. Rammer handle is a gray metal color. Hammer retains about 70% bright case colors and the grip frame about 85% orig nickel. Brass trigger guard retains about 90% thin orig nickel. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered moderate pitting. Grips have a very aged patina with numerous age lines, a glued pc at the left heel and are slightly shrunken. Case has a crack in the lid and a chip from the lower right rear corner with a couple of loose corners and faded, worn lining. Flask has a large dent on each side and a couple smaller ones near the top with a slightly open seam but retains most of its orig finish. Bullet mold retains about 80% orig blue. Box of cartridges & cap tin are fine. 4-54345 JR598 (17,500-27,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005
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