GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
EARLY PRODUCTION SMITH & WESSON #1 VOLCANIC LEVER ACTION PISTOL.SMTH & WESSON#1 VOLCANIC PISTOL6931C&RCal. 31 Blue finish with 4” oct to rnd bbl that has integral magazine tube, German silver pin front sight, fixed rear sight in top flat of frame. Bbl has usual markings on top 3 flats. Early style "spur" lever. Frame and side plates have standard, early Volcanic engraving patterns consisting of foliate arabesque scrolls without background. Top side flats and top 3 flats of receiver ring are engraved in feather patterns with foliate patterns on rear edge of hammer and backstrap. Mounted with smooth, 2-pc, bag-shaped rosewood grips. Early pre-letter suffix SN. SN was observed on left side of buttstrap under the grip, inside each grip and exposed end of the carrier. No additional disassembly was effected to check for other matching numbers. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were about 1,200 of these rare pistols produced in the period 1854-1855, this being the 69th. This design was the successor to the Hunt & Jennings rifles and the forerunner of the Winchester dynasty. Very few of these pistols survive today in any condition let alone an orig configuration with orig finish. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 60-70% strong orig brown finish with some scattered spots of surface rust. Frame and side plates retain traces of orig blue being mostly a brown patina. Grips are sound showing very light wear and retain most of their orig finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore. Muzzle of bbl has been cleaned bright. 49220-1 JR (12,500-17,500)