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P-22. Smith & Wesson #2 Army revolver serial #3853, complete with original holster. Weapon was carried by Lt. William Pardee, 1^st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Pardee saw extensive action including Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg Mine and right on to Ft. Fisher!Retains 80% silver plate, 85% lustre on rosewood grips, but little barrel blue—fired a bunch! Holster is very supple and has a few minor tears.

P-45.Rare South Carolina DUELING pistol, super nice .50 caliber percussion action, barrel deeply engraved in flowing script "A. Donny & Sons, Columbia, S.C." Pistol is smoothbore as all proper duelers are; engraving on lock. 14" octagonal barrel in fine walnut stock.. The last of an era and a rarity on any market!

00-145.Civil War possibly CONFEDERATE used Remington Beals "Navy" revolver, one of the earliest I have ever seen offered (S/N 3988) in its original Southern type russet brown leather military flap holster (mounts right, butt rear)! Crisp action and clear markings; shows honest use but no heavy pitting or big nicks. Fine grips. This model is very difficult to find in any condition and was a favorite among soldiers on both sides early in the War. Approximately 15,000 manufactured from 1860 to 1862. 

P-38.EXCEPTIONAL cased Colt Pocket model revolver serial #55,940 manufactured in early 1853, beautiful investment grade example with generous amounts of original finish overall. Excellent case, full of the original accessories such as the bullet mold, eagle powder flask and tin of Eley percussion caps! Few any better!

P-39.Super nice and FRESH Smith and Wesson #2 Army .32 revolver, very honest example with 35% original finish and excellent rosewood grips, serial number 67,561. A favorite with Union officers. Holster is excellent as well, made of fine PIGSKIN! Definitely an original matching pair.

00-210.Rare Colt M1848 Dragoon 1st Model, #1435, manufactured early in 1849, and one of only 4,000 produced. This massive BEAST weighs a bit over 4 pounds, empty! Weapon retains light cylinder scene and is all matching, except for the loading lever rammer which is an original Colt M1848, but oddly from gun #63! This is a civilian model, with 35%+ original silver plate on the backstrap and trigger guard assembly. Action is tight and crisp and all markings are clear and legible. At some point, some fool used a grinding wheel on the back of the wedge pin and hit the cylinder edge lightly as well in three places-nothing real bad, but it is visible. Very, very seldom encountered weapon!

00-211.M1860 Colt Army revolver, rare 4-screw martial! Exceptional original condition on this 1861 produced pistol S/N 10,548. Clear markings and good cylinder scene, and very nice government inspector stamps in the walnut grips. This is a tough example to find this early and this clean!

P-27.Very honest workhorse of the Union cavalry, Colt Model 1860 Army .44 percussion revolver, all matching #87,272 made in early 1863 (pre-Gettysburg!) Basically an untouched brown gun with clear barrel markings, 65%+ cylinder scene, clear government inspector cartouche marks in walnut grips, and field use! Scattered light pitting on metal parts; bottom of grip has dings from being used to hammer something; cylinder does not rotate when cocked, and will not hold on cock (some folks fix ‘em, I leave that up to the buyer—but all parts needed are available and minor). This is no beauty queen, but an honest specimen that was THERE.

00-212.Early M1877 Colt .38 Lightning Double Action revolver, NICE! This 3.5" barrel beauty is serial number 28,939 as manufactured in 1881 and retains 30% blue on the backstrap and triggerguard assembly. Fine checkered walnut stocks. Clear markings and functional! 

00-215.Fine Colt M1878 New Frontier .45 DA, 80% blue! About the prettiest one I have ever seen, this is a MONSTER gun with a huge 7.5" barrel and fine gutta percha rampant Colt logo grips. Serial number 28,254 as made in 1891. 

00-219.Fine long barrel M1877 Colt Lightning, made 1902! Type used in the last years of the old wild west, serial number 137,998. Fine rampant Colt logo gutta percha rubber grips with a 4.5" .38 center fire barrel. 40%+ original blue finish and good action. Ejector mechanism about flawless. NICE!   

P-40.Colt Single Action Army .45 revolver, popular 4 5/8" barrel with clear markings and crisp action. Serial number 151,420 and all matching; made 1893. This one is worth of the extra research from Colt! Shows great smooth wear to original grips. Due to nature of the active caliber of this gun, and FFL is required.

P-35.EXCEPTIONAL and IDENTIFIED Killed-in-Action Colt Police revolver #6909, belonged to Lt. W.Z. Walker, 9^th New Jersey Infantry, killed at Battle of New Bern, NC, 1862. With records. Name is neatly scratched in underside of triggerguard. Gun retains 98% silver on grip and backstrap, 98% varnish on grips, 60% case colors and 35% blue—just flat BEAUTIFUL. Sold at Butterfields several years ago….

P-49. M1851 Colt Navy percussion revolver, VERY early S/N 26,346 (made 1852); replaced wedge screw; 75%+ cylinder scene, clear barrel markings, all matching numbers; crisp action; traces of silver in protected areas; grips are VG+ with an old coat of varnish on them; has initials in butt "J.W." scratched in cross-hatch lettering typical of the 1860’s. Nice example.

P-52.Super nice Smith and Wesson #2 Army .32 rimfire revolver, solid Civil War example S/N 36,717; about the most pristine rosewood varnished grips I have ever seen complimented by a generous 60% original bright blue metal finish. Comes with equally fine holster with closing latch intact. Excellent specimen at an excellent price! 

P-33.Very brown and honest Confederate Palmetto Armory single shot M1842 percussion pistol by William Glaze, Columbia, SC, dated 1852. Wood has a stress crack forward of lock, but is as untouched and honest as they come. All markings are clear and legible. No replaced parts.

00-177.Model 1842 Percussion single shot cavalry pistol by H. Aston, dated 1849 on the lock and barrel tang, extra crisp wood with clear inspector marks, tight and nice! Clear Middletown, Connecticut, marking on lock as well. This .54 weapon was totally AWESOME in its day, unmatched for close in firepower. Used well into the Civil War years.

P-57.Pre-Civil War (circa 1859) and RARE Colt "Navy-Army", iron backstrap .36 percussion revolver serial number 91,472. Excellent Hartford barrel markings and clear "U.S." frame markings, all matching, 10%+ cylinder scene, tight rotation to cylinder. Right grip has old sliver of wood missing in grip about 2" x 1/5". This is one of the very few "Navy" pattern pistols purchased for Army use prior to the War.

P-54.Civil War Remington "Navy" .36 caliber percussion revolver, "Old Model", serial number 1627, clear markings, very good + action, bore, and grips. "J" sub-inspector stamping with traces of blue in protected areas. A seldom seen martial revolver in well above average condition.

P-55.Civil War Colt M1861 (circa 1864) "Navy" .36 revolver, serial number 24,746; made on the frame type of the M1860 "Army" .44 in very limited quantities compared to the M1851 model; all matching except for wedge screw. Clear barrel and frame markings, 20%+ cylinder scene, nice patina to grips and metal, good rotation to cylinder.

P-58.Civil War Starr single action percussion Army .44 revolver, fine specimen serial number 27,646 with excellent action, clear inspected grips, 15%+ traces of color—just plain nice looking overall!

01gc-14.WWI German Artillery Pattern Luger! Exceptionally nice example, very clean, with 80% original finish. 9mm Parabellum, with original wooden base magazine. All matching serial number #3875, as manufactured by Deustch Machine Werkes in 1917. Original 1917 dated holster by Julius Jansen, Strassburg, with inked soldiers name of "Ltn. W. Hopf, 12, Kamp" and some other writing inside flap. The artillery, noted for its longer barrel, is one of the most difficult Lugers to find, especially in 9mm!

00-124. Civil War Colt Model 1860 Army .44 percussion revolver S/N 120,089 (made 1863), all matching except wedge; has been lightly cleaned but clear barrel markings. Cylinder scene visible but light. Strong action. 

P-30.Confederate LeMat "Grape Shot" percussion revolver, 9-shot cylinder and single shotgun slug barrel beneath—an awesome chunk of iron to behold! Early transitional 1^st Model with spur trigger assembly, serial number 916. Loading lever is an original LeMat, but from gun #1006. Gun came from an estate near Wilmington, NC, and is one of the first thousand brought into the Confederacy via the blockade. Smooth gray color overall with only very minor pitting and fine walnut grips. All markings clear and legible, and action is very good.

00-135. RARE Smith and Wesson .44 Single Action pistol, huge thing which predates the Colt Single Action Army models by at least two years, and extremely popular in the old Wild West! This is a #3 First Model American with super low number of #963! Made 1870. Weapon is missing a couple of small frame screws and retains 40% of the original nickel finish. Not a beauty by a long shot, but about as rare a Smith as you can find.

P-62.Civil War Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver serial number 170,950 manufactured circa 1863. Good action, clear markings overall, 65%+ cylinder scene; 55%+ grip varnish; tip of loading lever missing a tiny section of metal (does not affect use).

00-119. CONFEDERATE Leech and Rigdon percussion revolver #399, very early example devoid of any markings except serial numbers (matching throughout). Fine original grips; un-messed with gray patina overall; good action. A very early primary martial in well above average condition.

P-46.Super rare secondary Confederate M1836 original flintlock percussion pistol by R. Johnson, Connecticut, dated 1838. One of a contract of 550 to the state of North Carolina and so marked on barrel "N. Carolina"; exceptional condition with two crisp inspector marks in wood and no replaced or modified parts. Has a lateral crack behind the hammer with an old repair, but no wood missing.

00-136. Civil War Remington New Model 1858 revolver #50,303 converted to .44 center fire and sub-numbered "48". Has factory style 2-piece cylinder and appears to be original work. No loading lever assembly present. Overall clear markings and nice walnut grips. An original "Weastern" era gun! Has three ORIGINAL notches carved in the bottom of one grip, as well as the initials of "W.G.S."—gunfighter? 

00-221.Colt Single Action Army SAA .45 revolver, 4 ¾" barrel, S/N 87,540 manufactured in 1883. Replaced front sight blade and a couple of screws. Action is a bit sloppy but works most of the time. Nice original walnut grips have been slimmed during period of use. GREAT looking cowboy era gun with clear markings. Condition VG+; traces of blue in cylinder flutes.

00-222.Colt Single Action Army SAA .44-40 revolver, 5 ½" barrel, S/N 87,540 manufactured in 1882. Colt Frontier Six Shooter on left side of barrel. Original walnut grips are very good; has incorrect center pin (looks like it was there forever); crisp and tight action. Good markings. Scattered salt and pepper pitting overall.

00-223.Colt Single Action Army SAA .45 revolver, 7 ½" barrel, S/N 26,416 manufactured in 1876. Super cool original walnut grips with carved and shaped bone inserts, unique! Barrel is a replacement circa late 1950's early 1960's; timing is ragged and hangs now and then, but a GREAT looker!

00-134. Civil War Colt Model 1860 Percussion revolver S/N 65,685 (1862); very crisp weapon with 85%+ cylinder scene and perfect timing. Lower buttstock has been carved out to accept a lanyard ring (not present). Has 75%+ old nickel tin plating, could actually be period—looks very old. Nice early one.

00-147.Simply SUPERB little Remington Pocket revolver, about the finest I have personally ever seen. 70%+ original blue finish on barrel and incredibly crisp markings. This is the "New Model", .31 caliber percussion, manufactured circa 1863-4. Called the "Third Type, " and super low number #8171. Total made 25,000. Minor chips at bottom of right grip. Serial numbers also pencilled under grips! A doll baby! 

00-151. Excellent Civil War Remington New Model 1858/1861 Transitional Revolver. Fine action on this exceptionally crisp .44 percussion revolver, and an easy 90% original bright blue on barrel with flat mint markings. Shows very little wear. Grips have visible government inspector mark on flat of left side. Low serial number 61,140. Barrel is 1858 pattern with pinched front sight, and loading lever assembly is textbook Model 1861 (slides out under barrel); a fairly rare transitional period gun circa 1862.

00-120. CONFEDERATE Augusta Arsenal percussion revolver #4, one of the finest known examples with generous amounts of original blue and case colors and fine walnut grips. From the renowned collection of Hugh Benet, author of Confederate Handguns with William Albaugh III. It would be difficult to find one in finer condition anywhere on this planet in this life!

00-121. CONFEDERATE Spiller and Burr percussion revolver #498, exceptional example with bold "C.S." on left frame and fine walnut grips; all matching. Mellow patina overall, fresh from the extremely advanced collection of Hugh Benet, dean of Confederate weapons and a compatriot of William Albaugh III.

00-238.Civil War Confederate import KERR revolver, very fine example with generous original blue finish and nice walnut grips. Standard London Armory Company product, exported heavily via the blockade to the South. An easy 65-70% finish weapon.

01gc-15.Civil War US Colored Troops inscribed pistol! Fantastic find, this M1860 Colt .44 Army percussion revolver is incredible! Inscribed on the bottom of the grip butt, "C.B. Safford U.S.C.T." Gun was manufactured in 1863 and is all matching, with clear frame and barrel markings and 70%+ cylinder scene. Action is tight and crisp. Safford originally served in Company K, 105th Illinois Infantry, mustering August 15, 1862. In October, 1863, he applied for a commission in a colored regiment. In the interim, he was severely wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864. On November 22, 1864, he accepted a Captain's commission in the 107th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry Troops. They saw service in the Army of the James and in the Department of North Carolina until November of 1866. Safford later was brevetted Major for gallant and meritorious conduct during the War. He died in 1868 from falling from a church steeple which he was painting! The pistol is accompanied by all archives records, as well as several original documents-two wartime letters to his wife (one which says it is better to be an officer in colored troops than an enlistedman in the regular service, because they all wait on him!), a letter of recommendation for his promotion from his Colonel, Daniel Dustin, 105th Illinois; plus several related paymaster and commissary documents. Very historic item, with sterling inscription and provenance, plus the extras!

00-213.Model 1851 Colt Navy percussion revolver, made in early 1863! Nice and honest one, crisp action and 80%+ cylinder scene, all matching. Great example of the finest hand gun of the Civil War years!  

00-198.VERY RARE Remington New Model 1861 Navy percussion revolver, .36, with full martial inspector marks! One of only a handful known, and retaining 70%+ original finish. This rare weapon would command $3500+, but has a crack in one cylinder chamber-could be repaired by a competent gunsmith. Still, a rare beauty!

01-f14.Rare Remington Pocket pistol! Tiny example of this scarce little gun, made to compete with the M1849 Colt model. Generous 35% original blue; chip in right grip (see image), exceptionally clear markings and tight action.

01-f55.Civil War Starr Single Action pistol and holster! Early #27,530 and all matching, clear pair of government inspector mark cartouches, nice walnut stock, traces of original blue in protected areas and very crisp action. Holster is maker marked as well with a Newark, New Jersey stamp. Honest .44 percussion cavalry pistol.

01-f16.Identified Civil War Smith and Wesson #2 Army revolver! Fine example with original holster, just as sold from a defunct historical society in Connecticut. Former property of Capt. William Pardee, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, with all records! Pardee served gallantly in the eastern battle arena and has a great record! Bargain priced item with solid provenance.

02GC35. Confederate Griswold and Gunnison percussion revolver! Excellent example of this extremely rare regulation issue weapon, a brass framed copy of the Colt 3rd Model Dragoon in a scaled down .36 caliber model, all matching serial numbers 2905 with correct cryptic mark beneath barrel; other parts including the wedge are sub-numbered 25, including base of walnut grip! Mellow patina overall, with traces of original deep blue finish on barrel and cylinder. Action is tight and crisp. One nipple is pretty battered, and a couple of others show dry fire damage, but all are original. No replaced screws. Pure investment grade without a doubt! Manufactured circa June, 1864, according to the classic work by William Albaugh, Confederate Handguns, page 30. Pistol manufacturing in the Confederacy ended November 22, 1864, when detachments of the 3rd Kentucky and 10th Ohio Cavalry, under Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, burned the factory at Griswoldville, Georgia, in action related to Gen. W.T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. Very few examples (around 4%) survived of the approximately 3,500 handguns produced.

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12/18/06

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