
Auction No. 129 - Session 1
Auction No. 129 - Session 1
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Description
Excellent Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 Target Revolver Shipped to W.H. Wesson
Lot # 76 (Sale Order: 76 of 600)
serial #3405, 38-44 S&W, 6 1/2" ribbed round barrel with a bright excellent bore. The metal surfaces of this wonderful revolver retain about 98% original nickel finish showing just a little fine brown speckling along the left side frame mostly above the grip panel. The hammer and triggerguard retain 99% lovely case-hardened colors, the sights and latch with 99% original bright blue and the trigger also with all of its rich straw color. The cylinder measures 1 7/16" and the S&W monogram on the right side frame remains crisp along with the simplified barrel address without patent dates. The revolver shows almost no signs of use with just the faintest operational wear along the cylinder, the recoil shield remains pristine and the screw heads are clean. The checkered black hard rubber grips with S&W monograms remain in excellent condition showing a couple tiny handling marks and are taking on a deep brown tone; the right panel is appropriately scratch-numbered matching. The original factory target sights are intact, all of the serialized parts are matching and the action seems to function well mechanically with excellent timing and lock-up. A superb example of a special target revolver shipped to Dan Wesson’s eldest son, Walter Wesson, 7 years before he would become the firm’s President. A copy of the factory record page is included. A rare opportunity for the advanced Smith & Wesson collector. (13B9919-2) {ANTIQUE} [Roy Jinks Collection] (4000/6000)
Fine Smith & Wesson No. 1 Second Issue Revolver with Rare Marbled Box
Lot # 77 (Sale Order: 77 of 600)
Fine Smith & Wesson No. 1 First Issue Revolver with Rare Marbled Box
Lot # 78 (Sale Order: 78 of 600)
Fabulous Pair of American Percussion Pistols by Schneider & Co. of Memphis Made for Samuel Vance
Lot # 79 (Sale Order: 79 of 600)
Near As-New Smith & Wesson No. 2 Old Army Revolver with Original Box
Lot # 80 (Sale Order: 80 of 600)
American Percussion Halfstock Sporting Rifle by L. Wheelock
Lot # 81 (Sale Order: 81 of 600)
American Percussion Ladies Rifle with Telescopic Sight Attributed to Morgan James
Lot # 82 (Sale Order: 82 of 600)
Fine and Unusual Vermont Percussion Underhammer Rifle by Nicanor Kendall
Lot # 83 (Sale Order: 83 of 600)
Exquisite Pair of Parisian Holster Pistols by Daniel Thiermay
Lot # 84 (Sale Order: 84 of 600)
Fine New York Percussion Target Rifle by Morgan James of Utica
Lot # 85 (Sale Order: 85 of 600)
.40 caliber, 27" octagon barrel with a bright excellent bore. This rifle is built on a Morgan James type action but is completely unmarked. While other makers like George Ferriss made guns on this same type of frame, the bolster on this rifle is identical to signed examples by Morgan James. The rifle features a single set trigger and comes with its original false muzzle and a brass starter which is missing its plunger. The condition of the gun is quite nice with the barrel showing a wonderful smooth blue brown overall with crisp edges and no pitting. The frame with curved lobes which extend back into the stock shows lots of original color case-hardened finish which has faded to a pewter gray and is blending with a smooth gray patina in areas. The large barrel bolster shows what appears to be a large casting pit which was filled and polished perfectly smooth when the gun was built leaving only a discoloration in that area today. Perhaps this is what prevented James from applying his maker mark to the gun. The stock is of English walnut and rates excellent with perhaps 95% original finish with one small area of discoloration on the right side just ahead of the buttplate. The steel buttplate looks much the same as the action, as does the toeplate which is another clue that James made the gun, as it terminates in a slightly convex fashion, a pattern found on many James rifles. The rifle is sighted with a hooded fine bead front sight, there is no provision for a rear barrel sight and a classic round lollipop tang mounted sight is present. This rifle is illustrated in Swinney & Rowe's The New York State Firearms Trade Volume II page 873 where they attribute it to Morgan James as well. A fine New York state percussion rifle. (1C9670-74) {ANTIQUE} [David & Lore Squier Collection] (2500/3500)
Silver Mounted Percussion Fullstock Bockbuchsflinte Combination Gun by Kuchenreuter
Lot # 86 (Sale Order: 86 of 600)
Fine Parisian Horse Pistol Attributed to Bertrand Piraube
Lot # 87 (Sale Order: 87 of 600)
Parisian Double Flintlock Fowler by DesChasaux
Lot # 88 (Sale Order: 88 of 600)
Wonderful Cased Pair of Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolvers
Lot # 89 (Sale Order: 89 of 600)
Extremely Fine Johan Kuchenreuter Double Flintlock Fowler
Lot # 90 (Sale Order: 90 of 600)
U.S. Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver
Lot # 91 (Sale Order: 91 of 600)
Colt Model 1862 Police Percussion Revolver
Lot # 92 (Sale Order: 92 of 600)
Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver
Lot # 93 (Sale Order: 93 of 600)
Fine U.S. Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver
Lot # 94 (Sale Order: 94 of 600)
Handsome Documented Pre-War Colt Single Action Army Revolver Shipped to Ed McGivern
Lot # 95 (Sale Order: 95 of 600)
Rare Colt New Service Double-Action Revolver with Ed Mcgivern Connection
Lot # 96 (Sale Order: 96 of 600)
Beautiful Consecutively Numbered Bob Burt-Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver
Lot # 97 (Sale Order: 97 of 600)
Stunning Consecutively Numbered Bob Burt-Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver
Lot # 98 (Sale Order: 98 of 600)
Exceptional Custom Thomas Hicks-Engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver
Lot # 99 (Sale Order: 99 of 600)
Highly Desirable & Rare Half Alligator Half Horse Bowie By Woodhead & Hartley of Sheffield
Lot # 100 (Sale Order: 100 of 600)