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Royal Exhibition Building of
the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880
CONDITION: Excellent as factory restored in the period
following the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880.
This revolving rifle retains 95% high polished factory
blue finish with a smooth brown patina on the high points. The hammer and trigger guard retain nearly all their strong vivid original case colors. The forearm and grips are also excellent with a few light handling marks and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The stock is excellent with some minor handling marks and the attaching hardware retaining 95% factory blue finish. The case is fine with the exterior showing some scattered minor wear/handling marks, and the lining showing wear. Truly a spectacular example of a very rare firearm engraved by renowned Master Engraver Gustave Young that had been and would be a centerpiece of any advance Smith & Wesson collection!
Provenance: The Mac McCroskie Collection; The Gary Garbrecht Collection; The Dr. Don Anderson Collection.
Estimate: 80,000 - 130,000 97