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Engraving patterns illustrated in the book L.D. Nimschke: Firearms Engraver by Wilson
Hardly any gold inlaid pieces appear in the scrapbook, and only
a handful of guns so decorated by him have ever been found.” In
addition to Wilson’s books, the revolver was featured on the cover
of the Spring 1987 issue “The Texas Gun Collector” and the cover of
the Spring 1993 issue of “The Rampant Colt” with the notation “Best
Single Weapon” in reference to the revolver winning the award at
the 1992 Colt show in Hartford.
The included factory letters confirm this revolver was in .44-40
with a 7 1/2 inch barrel, “soft” finish, and rubber stocks when it was
shipped to H. C. Furman on June 2, 1888. The revolver features L.D.
Nimschke’s signature “L.D.N.” on the barrel right at the front of the
ejector housing and displays his finest interlacing scroll engraving
with finely beaded backgrounds on the barrel at the muzzle with a
small break before continuing the rest of the length of the barrel,
along the outside of the ejector housing, nearly all of the frame, and
on the trigger guard and the back strap. An eagle head is among
the scrolls on the left side of the recoil shield. Gadrooning flanks the
sight groove on the top strap. The trigger guard bow features a pair
of crossing banners similar to the single banner featured on each of
Ulysses S. Grant’s Remingtons and the pair attributed as presented
to Alexander II of Russia.
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