GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
EXTREMELY FINE ENGRAVED BROOKLYN ARMS CO "SLOCUM SLIDING SLEEVE" POCKET REVOLVER IN ORIGINAL BOX. BROOKLYN FA SLOCUM 8516 32 RF Cal. .32 RF. This beautiful example of a Brooklyn Firearms revolver made between 1863-1864 is .32 Cal. rimfire, 3" rnd bbl. The Slocum patented system was an attempt at circumventing the Rollin White "bored through cylinder" patent controlled by Smith & Wesson. This unique design with individual chambers in the form of sliding tubes within the cutouts of the cylinder, chambers slide forward one at a time over a fixed rod on right side to expose, load and eject cartridges. This example has a blued bbl, engraved silver frame, retaining 2-pc rosewood grips. Box is also labeled along with a tag as belonging to Robert K. Wilson. CONDITION: Very fine overall. Bbl retains strong traces of orig blue with balance plum/brown. Cylinder retains about 50% bright blue with balance plum/brown. Frame retains most of its orig silver with scattered areas of staining and oxidation. Mechanically gun is sound and functioning with crisp bore with pitting. Box is solid with good discernible label, with some staining and rubbing where few letters are missing. 49646-2 JS (3,000-4,000)