GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE CIVIL WAR CASED ENGRAVED METROPOLITAN ARMS NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. METROPOLITAN ARMS ''51 NAVY 2046 36 Cal. 36. Metropolitan Arms is a very close copy of Colt Navy revolvers and most schools of thought believe there was cooperation between Colt and Metropolitan as so many of the parts are interchangeable. Engraved Metropolitan's are quite rare and this gun is engraved much like a factory Colt of the Civil War era. This example most likely being engraved by a good New York shop such as Nimschke, exhibiting fine scroll and punch dot patterns on bbl housing, muzzle, loading arm pivot, frame, backstrap & trigger guard. The cylinder has the most unusual rolled engraved scene titled "NEW ORLEANS APRIL 1862". Several of Farragut's ships along with a prominent Confederate Ironclad with Confederate flag are seen; this is a scarce cylinder scene. This gun overall is an honest, very good used condition where markings are all crisp and discernible. CONDITION: Gun is overall very good and all matching. Engraving and cylinder scene are all very discernible. Metal overall is grey with strong traces of bright blue finish, especially in protected areas such as bottom of bbl. Gun appears orig and complete though latch is possibly a contemporary replacement or at least trimmed from its orig wider configuration. Backstrap and trigger guard retain traces of silver plate in protected areas. Stocks are well fit with strong traces of orig varnish with scattered small nicks & bruises. Gun is functionally fine with one nipple broken. Bright, crisp, well defined bore with light pitting. Accompanying casing is in matching very good condition containing a brass flask with double-sided panoply of arms and eagle, an L-shaped Colt gun tool which is refinished, and a 2-cavity Colt bullet mold with rare military inspector marks. Round cardboard box of New York patented caps is retained along with a 1863 dated store card which reads "JOHN SCHUH'S SALOON 88 FIRST AVENUE NY". 49254-14 JS (12,500-17,500)