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LOT 3179
Oscar Young Factory Engraved Smith & Wesson .32 Safety Hammerless Second Model Double Action Revolver with Pearl Grips and Factory Letter - Serial no. 136103, 32 S&W cal., 3 inch solid rib bbl., nickel finish, pearl grips. The accompanying factory letter confirms the 3 inch barrel, nickel finish, “style 2 engraving,” and pearl grips.
The letter also states the revolver
was shipped on February 8, 1906 to J.A.
Johnston Co., Pittsburgh, PA. The style 2
engraving features scrollwork on a punch
dot background by famed factory engraver Oscar
Young. Matching serial number on the butt,
cylinder, barrel, and barrel latch. The factory pearl
grips have S&W gold medallions.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus
original nickel plating, nearly all of the original case colors and
blue finish, a cylinder drag line, minimal handling marks, crisp engraving, and pearl
grip panels with highly attractive fiery colors. Mechanically excellent. As S&W historian
Roy Jinks noted in the factory letter, “This is a very nice revolver.” This Oscar Young
factory engraved Safety Hammerless revolver will look great in any S&W or firearms art collection. Provenance: The TTT Collection.
Estimate: 4,000 - 5,000
LOT 3180
Smith & Wesson “Model of 1891” .38 Single Action Third Model Target Revolver with Box - Serial no. 2747, 38 cal., 4 inch solid rib bbl., blue finish, hard rubber grips. Also known as the Model of 1891, with production from 1891 to 1911. Fitted with blade front and standing notch rear sights. The two line, two block address and patent marks are present on the barrel rib, bisected with “MODEL of 91”. Matching serial numbers are found on the barrel cylinder, barrel and barrel latch, and inside the right grip with the barrel
and latch having the additional “13615”. The left grip is hand marked “A.G.” on the interior. Includes a correct model and configuration S&W green box numbered to another gun. CONDITION: Fine, retaining 75% original blue finish with a mostly brown patina on the balance, some light pitting on the barrel, and a cylinder drag line. Grips are fine as well with scuffing at the lower left of the left panel and overall slightly softened checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box is also fine.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 3181
New York Engraved Silver and Gold Smith & Wesson .38 Safety Hammerless 3rd Model Double Action Revolver with Pearl Grips - Serial no. 86018, 38 S&W cal., 3 1/4 inch solid rib bbl., silver/gold finish, pearl grips. Manufactured 1890-98. Featuring near full coverage New York scroll engraving on a punch dot background. Matching serial numbers on butt, cylinder, and barrel. Gold plated cylinder and trigger guard, casehardened trigger, and remaining surfaces plated in silver. Fitted with pearl grips.
CONDITION: Excellent as period New York engraved with 97% attractive age darkened silver plating and 85% of the gold plating. The grips are very fine with a repair and some chipping on the right panel and fiery colors. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 3182
Engraved and Inscribed Smith &
Wesson .32 Safety Hammerless 1st Model
s r
Double Action Revolver with Rare 2 Inch Bicycle Gun Barrel
and Pearl Grips - Serial no. 87998, 32 S&W cal., 2 inch solid rib bbl.,
blue finish, pearl grips. Found in the 1-91417 serial number range, this late production .32 Safety Hammerless 1st Model “bicycle gun” is decorated with a period broad floral scroll engraved pattern on the frame, both
ides of the top strap, and right side of the barrel. The cylinder is sparsely engraved with a matching pattern that covers only one chamber. The
ight side of the frame is inscribed with the name “DR HARRY R. McGRAW.”
The revolver has a rare special order 2 inch “bicycle” barrel with the correct two-line S&W legend on the left
side. The revolver is fitted with pearl grips. Matching serial numbers appear on the butt, cylinder, and barrel.
Period sources record a Dr. Harry R. McGraw dying in 1945 at the age of 72. Born in Washington, D.C., Dr.
McGraw received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore in 1901. This
would have been around the time the revolver was manufactured and possibly served as a graduation gift. He later studied a the Pasteur Institute in Paris and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In 1902 he arrived in Colorado. During World War I, he was the chief of the surgical staff at U.S. Army General Hospital No. 21, later renamed Fitzsimons Hospital, in Aurora, Colorado. The facility was originally established to treat casualties from chemical warfare in Europe and by the 1920s was a major U.S. hospital in treating tuberculosis. He was serving as the medical director and chief of the surgical staff at the Denver General Hospital when he died.
CONDITION: Very fine as period embellished with 95% bright original blue finish with thinning to brown on the balance and crisp engraving. The grips are also excellent with highly attractive fiery colors. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Jon M. Maxwell Collection.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,500
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