GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
EXCEPTIONAL CASED TRANTER PERCUSSION REVOLVER, "A B GRISWOLD & CO, NEW ORLEANS". TRANTER POCKET 19383 120 BORE Cal. 120 bore. Scarce New Orleans agent marked cased Tranter's Patent Double Action Revolver in like new condition. 8-1/2" 120 bore which is about 32 cal. Blue and color case hardened with 3-3/16" oct bbl with small dovetailed pin front sight and fixed rear sight at the rear of the top strap. Rammer is mounted to left side of frame. Revolver is double action, engraved, 5-shot cyl, mounted with a checkered 1-pc walnut grip. Left front side of the frame and rammer handle are stamped "TRANTER'S PATENT" and the top strap is engraved "A B GRISWOLD & CO., NEW ORLEANS". Revolver is very nicely engraved with tasteful and well-executed foliate arabesque patterns and engraved rammer screw head. Accompanied by its orig English mahogany casing. Interior is green felt lined and compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, Dixon bag flask, its orig Tranter's Patent marked brass 2-cavity bullet mold with blued steel sprue cutter marked "120" is retained. Also in case are 3 fine labeled tins for caps, balls and lubricating compound. There are 3 wood-handled gun tools and a fine James Dixon pewter oiler. It would difficult to find a finer example of this pistol. CONDITION: Revolver is extremely fine overall, retaining virtually all its orig blue finish on bbl, frame and cyl with only minor cosmetic losses, especially on frontstrap. Trigger guard which was fired blue retains only strong traces of finish and is otherwise grey. Grips are fine with sharp, crisp cross hatching. Buttcap is crisp with only traces of finish. Mechanically, gun is fine with crisp fine bore. Casing is sound and solid with the usual cosmetic scratches and bruises expected after 150 years. Green velvet lining is light faded, soiled and worn through where top of gun and front sight abutt. Flask retains about 80% orig varnish, tension spring retains most of its orig fire blue. Mold is fine, retaining most of its blue to sprue cutter, other tools are all fine. Slight reduction to one label as can be seen in photos. Orig functioning key is still retained along with 3 additional nipples. 50412-45 JS (7,000-9,000)