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LOT 1269
LOT 1267
Exceptional Civil
War Era Allen & Wheelock Army
Model Center Hammer Percussion Revolver
- Serial no. 502, 44 cal., 7 1/2 inch part octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. This is an example of a Civil War production Allen & Wheelock Army revolver that was
Scarce C.R. Alsop Pocket Model
Percussion Revolver - Serial no. 544,
31 percussion cal., 4 inch bbl., blue
finish, walnut grips. This scarce Pocket
Model percussion revolver was manufactured by C.R.
Alsop of Middletown, Connecticut. C. R. Alsop, approximately 500
revolvers in 1862 and 1863. The solid frame, spur trigger, side hammer revolver has a
blued octagon barrel and six-shot cylinder. The loading lever, frame and hammer have
hardened finish. The two piece walnut grips have brass screw escutcheons and an oil finish. The
top of the barrel is roll-stamped: “ C.R. ALSOP MIDDLETOWN CONN./PATENTED JULY 17. AUGUST
7. 1860 MAY 14th 1861” in two lines. The side of the cylinder is stamped “C.H. ALSOP. PATENTED/
NOV.26th 1861. The serial number is stamped on the revolver butt.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 70% plus of the bright original high polish blue finish. There is some finish loss and light pitting on the cylinder above one chamber. The loading lever and hammer has 90% of the case colors. The grips are very good and retain nearly all of the oil finish. Mechanically fine. This is a very fine example of a scarce, limited production, C.R. Alsop Pocket Model percussion revolver.
Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1270
Very Fine Civil War U.S. Contract E.
Remington & Sons New Model Army Percussion
Revolver - Serial no. 107853, 44 cal., 8 inch octagon bbl., blue finish,
walnut grips. Remington’s revolvers were the second most widely
issued by the Union throughout the Civil War. The New Model Army was
manufactured from 1863-1875 and represents the last of Remington’s .44
caliber percussion revolvers. “PATENTED SEPT. 14. 1858/E. REMINGTON & SONS.
ILION NEWYORK.U.S.A./NEW-MODEL” marked in three lines on the top barrel flat. Matching
serial numbers located on the barrel, trigger guard finial (hidden, requires disassembly), left
of the grip frame, and handwritten on the underside of both grip panels.
The cylinder is unnumbered. Single letter sub-inspection marks located on
various components. Boxed script “OWA” (Orville W. Ainsworth) inspection
cartouche stamped on the left grip panel. Threaded “pinched” blade front
sight and top strap groove rear sight.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 75% plus original blue finish with some flaking
and smooth brown patina on the balance, some light scratches, a lightly
struck barrel serial number beneath the original finish and otherwise sharp
markings and edges in the metal. The grips are also very fine, with some light edge wear, a few light handling marks, and a crisp cartouche and sub-inspection stamps. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1271
Scarce C.R. Alsop Standard
Model Navy Percussion Revolver
with Fluted Cylinder - Serial no. 167, 36 percussion cal.,
4 1/2 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, fancy walnut grips. Only
an estimated 400 of these scarce C.R. Alsop Navy revolvers were manufactured in 1862
and 1863 without the earlier sliding safety mechanism. They were manufactured with fluted
or unfluted cylinders. This example has a brass blade front sight, frame groove rear sight, “C.R.
ALSOP MIDDLETOWN CONN./PATENTED JULY 17th AUGUST 7th. 1860 MAY 14th. 1861” on top of
the barrel, “C. R. ALSOP PATENTED/NOV. 26th. 1861” in one of the cylinder flutes, matching serial
numbers, and a pair of smooth, nicely figured grips. Charles Alsop and other members of the Alsop family previously worked on the similarly designed early Savage revolvers.
CONDITION: Very fine. The barrel and cylinder retain 65% plus of the original, bright blue finish, and 70% vivid original case colors remain on the loading lever and part of the hammer. The balance has traces of original blue finish mixed with a brown patina. The grips are very fine and have only mild scratches and slight pressure marks. The action functions fine, and the markings are crisp. Mechanically excellent. This is a very fine example of a scarce C.R. Alsop Navy Percussion Revolver.
Provenance: The Phillip Otto Clark Collection.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
manufactured in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1861-1862. Some estimates suggest Allen & Wheelock
only manufactured approximately 700 of these center hammer revolvers and the Ordnance Department purchased 536 Allen revolvers in 1861; all are presumed to be .44 Army revolvers. Revolvers sold on the civilian market during the Civil War were still used during the war as privately purchased sidearms. The left side of the part octagon barrel is stamped with “ALLEN & WHEELOCK. WORCESTER. MASS. U.S./ALLEN’S PT’S. JAN.13.DEC.15.1857.SEPT.7.18.” The serial number “502” is stamped on the inside of the trigger guard, rear face of the cylinder, cylinder rod, side of the hammer, underside of the sideplate, left side of the grip frame, and underside of both grip panels.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retains 75% plus original bright high polish blue finish with scattered areas flaking to a smooth gray and brown patina on the balance, scratches, and defined markings and edges in the metal. 75% vivid original case colors remain on the hammer and trigger guard. Grips are excellent with most of the original varnish, some minor chipping along the otherwise defined bottom edges, and some scattered light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. This attractive, high condition, Allen & Wheelock Army Model Center Hammer revolver would make a fine addition to any early American firearms collection!
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
LOT 1268
Exceptional U.S.
Remington Army Model 1871 Rolling Block
Pistol - NSN, 50 RF cal., 8 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. Only around 6,000
Army Model 1871 Rolling Block pistols were manufactured by Remington in the 1870s and 1880s with approximately 5,000 sold to the U.S. Army. They were inspected by Curtis
R. Stickney whose script initials “CRS” are stamped in fancy script in a boxed cartouche on the left side of the grip. These
were the last single shot U.S. martial pistols. Those in high condition like this one are especially valuable. The pistol has an 8 inch blue barrel, casehardened frame with distinctive hump on the back strap, nitre blue trigger, and bright hammer and breech block . The left side of the frame is marked with the two-line address/patent dates marking and “P
S”, which stands for “Proofed” and “Stickney”. It has a standard fixed “pinched” blade front sight on the barrel and notch rear sight on the rolling block.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retains 85% original blue finish with some light thinning, minor wear at the muzzle end, 90% plus vivid original case colors with some areas of light fading, some scattered light freckling concentrated on the rear grip strap, 80% plus original niter blue finish concentrated on the sides of the trigger, with absolutely sharp markings and edges in the metal overall. Wood is excellent with attractive original raised grains, some light handling marks and scratches, defined edges and an exceptionally crisp cartouche. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
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