GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
FINE CONFEDERATE SPILLER & BURR REVOLVER.SPILLER & BURRNAVY TYPE42136Cal. 36. Spiller & Burrs were made in Atlanta and then Macon, Georgia with a total production of less than 1,500 guns. This particular brass framed copy of a Whitney revolver is the most difficult of the major Confederate manufacturers to find complete and orig. This gun has SNs on all major parts including cylinder which are not often marked on this particular maker. Gun appears 100% original and authentic in every regard. This gun has excellent collection history and provenance and is listed by SN in the 1955 publication by William Albaugh The Confederate Brass-Framed Colt & Whitney and also listed in the 1963 text also by Albaugh Confederate Handguns based on most recent scholarly research. This gun, based on SN'ed steel cyl and "W" inspector on butt, was most likely made in Atlanta after the CS government took over the private operations in March. PROVENANCE: Clifford Young; Cecil Anderson, 1970; Fred Edmunds, 1989. CONDITION: Gun is very good to fine overall, gun appears all orig and matching with matching SNs found on bbl, loading arm, arbor (partial), frame, backstrap, trigger guard and cylinder. SNs are also found penciled inside each grip with large stamped "W" inspector on bottom of right. Bbl retains traces of thin blue finish especially in protected areas with overall gray/plum patina overall. Brass frame and trigger guard have a light yellow/mustard patina with scattered scratches and small dents. Integral backstrap has 2 cryptic "E" stamped upside down on left inside front. Grips are sound and well fit, retaining traces of varnish with scattered dings and dents especially on butt. Grips have hand worn patina with edge wear. 50029-4 JS (20,000-30,000)