GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
EXTREMELY FINE CONFEDERATE KERR REVOLVER.KERRNAVY903244Cal. 44. The London Armory Co. produced about 11,000 large 54 bore revolvers from 1859-1866. The largest part of that production were purchased by the Confederacy. The majority of guns with credible Confederate association have the stamp "JS/anchor" on grips just behind trigger guard. Serial numbers range from 1019-9975 with this marking. Excellent new information can be found on English Confederate imports in the monumental text just published in 2014 by Russ Pritchard, Tim Prince and C.A. Huey, The English Connection. Seven Kerr revolvers are known to have been used by Company H of the 18th Virginia Cavalry and are listed on the squad roll of Lt. Julian Pratt, July 1864. The 7 guns on Pratt's list are all in the SN range 9240-9974. This is a beautiful and high condition example of a normally well worn Confederate revolver. PROVENANCE: Lifetime Collection of Dr. Zack Catterton. CONDITION: Fine overall, all matching, crisp markings. Lock and hammer retain much of their orig muted color with balance grey/silver with light pitting. Cylinder retains over 20% orig bright blue with balance grey. Bbl and housing retain about 75% orig bright blue. Frame and trigger guard retain strong traces of bright blue orig finish. Gun is mechanically sound with crisp, well defined bore. Grips sound; crisp checkering with some wear and light chipping to diamond pattern. "JS/anchor" is especially crisp. 51566-6 JS (6,000-8,000)