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LOT 3078
Exceptional Factory Engraved Remington New Model
Navy Cartridge Revolver with Desirable Blued Finish - Serial no. 42843, 38 RF cal., 7 1/2 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. These cartridge revolvers were dubbed the “Improved Navy” revolvers, and many originally left factory as a cartridge revolver circa 1873-1888. Engraved blued examples in high condition are difficult to find. Many were
nickel plated. The frame has scroll engraving on the rear and wavy line and dot patterns under the cylinder. The revolver also features a “pinched”
blade front sight and the three-line patent/address/New
Model marking on the barrel, a 6-shot .38 caliber cylinder, a loading gate, an ejector rod installed on the right side of the barrel and frame, smooth walnut grips, and matching serial numbers on the barrel, trigger guard, and left side of the grip frame.
CONDITION: Very fine with
70% original blue on the cylinder
and loading lever, 30% original blue on
the frame, 80% original blue on the loading lever, 50% original aged silver plating on the trigger guard, smooth brown patina and some light oxidation where the finish has flaked, crisp engraving, and generally minor overall wear. The grips are also fine and have mild handling wear, most of the
original glossy varnish, some hammering marks on the butts, and mild lower edge wear. Hammer will not remain in full cock position, otherwise it functions from half cock.
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000
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LOT 3079
Civil War Hoard’s Armory Freeman Army Model Percussion Revolver - Serial no. 1336, 44 cal., 7 1/2
inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. These rare Austin T. Freeman patent revolvers were manufactured by Hoard’s Armory in Watertown, New York, in the final years of the Civil War. The design looks like a cross between the Remington
and Starr revolvers. The Freeman Army Model Revolver was a robustly designed and finely finished revolver, but total production is only estimated
at 2,000 revolvers. Some may have been purchased and issued by state governments or purchased privately by soldiers. These revolvers have an interesting method of securing and removing the cylinder: a small switch on the right side that when pressed forward allows the cylinder and pin to fall out to the right. It is equipped with a small half-moon front sight, frame groove rear sight, “FREEMAN’S PAT. DECR 9. 1862” on the right side of the sight groove and “HOARD’S ARMORY, WATERTOWN, N.Y” on the left side of the groove, and smooth grips. The matching serial number is stamped on the bottom of the barrel, loading lever, frame, rear face of the cylinder, and underside of the grips.
CONDITION: Very fine with 85% plus bright original high polish blue finish, some fading to smooth gray and brown patina, strong original case colors on the hammer, mild scratches and dings mainly on the right side of the frame at the breech, and generally minor overall wear. The grips are fine and have dark oiled finish, several dents on the left and butt, and light chipping/flaking along the lower edges. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000