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LOT 1169
Excellent Factory Engraved Brooklyn Arms Slocum
Sliding Chamber Pocket Revolver with Very Scarce Factory
Box - Serial no. 2482, 32 RF cal., 3 inch round bbl., blue/silver finish,
rosewood grips. Manufactured in 1863-1864, the Slocum revolver
was a very interesting and innovative attempt to circumvent Rollin
White’s patent on bored-through cylinders, which at the time was
held and adamantly protected by Smith & Wesson. The chambers
are individual components that slide forward over the ejector rod
for loading and unloading. This example has beautiful factory floral
scroll engraving on the sides of the frame and top of the back strap.
The top of the barrel is marked with the standard one line address
and patent date. There are matching assembly numbers on the right
of the grip frame and both grip panels. Included with the revolver
is a very scarce factory box with correct Brooklyn Arms Co. picture
label inside the lid and an original factory pamphlet.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 75% plus of the original blue finish
and 85% of the original silver finish, which shows an attractively
aged patina, with the balance mostly a brown patina or attractively
aged brass, and the engraving remaining crisp. The grips are fine with a hairline crack in the right panel and a few light handling marks. Mechanically
excellent. The box is very good with a tape repair on a lid corner and moderate wear.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
LOT 1168
Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 Second Issue Revolver with Desirable “Stand of Flags” Factory Gutta
Percha Case - Serial no. 23311, 22 RF cal., 3 1/4 inch solid rib bbl., blue/silver finish, rosewood grips. This revolver
is a “Second Issue” manufactured between 1860-1868. The revolver has German silver blade front sight, “SMITH
& WESSON. SPRINGFIELD. MASS.” on top of the barrel, patent marking on the cylinder, notch rear sight, matching
serial numbers on the butt and inside the right grip panel, and assembly markings “07” marked on various
components. Included is a factory gutta percha case which features the “Stand of Flags” motif on the lid and the
56 cartridge block on the purple interior. Approximately 5,000 of these cases, which were produced by Littlefield,
Parsons & Co., were shipped with the No. 1 First and Second Issue revolvers.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% original blue finish on the barrel with wear at the muzzle and some
spotting, 95% original silver finish on the frame with some edge wear, and 50% original blue mixed with brown
patina on the cylinder. Aside from the repair on the right panel the grips are fine with light edge wear/chipping.
Mechanically excellent. The case is very good with a chip in one corner, a faded interior with some tears, and
strong definition in the design.
Provenance: The Cam & Deb Cooper Collection.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
Collector’s Fact
The sliding cylinders were
developed to circumvent the
Rollin White Patent on bored-
through cylinders, held by
Smith & Wesson.