GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE AND EXTREMELY FINE JEAN BAPTIST REVOL, NEW ORLEANS PERCUSSION HALF STOCK RIFLE. REVOL RIFLE NSN 32 Cal. 32. Iron and German silver mounted. 47" overall with 30" oct bbl with engraved breech. Marked on top flat of bbl and lock "REVOL / N ORLEANS". Mounted on deluxe varnished walnut stock with gold rectangular thumb plate and detachable blued adjustable tang sight. Engraved trigger guard terminates in acorn shaped finial as does floorplate tang. Hooded front sight, brass tipped wood ramrod with removable jag screwed to end of rod. Gun is in beautiful condition, retaining much of its orig finish with crisp double set triggers and bright bore. PROVENANCE: Damon Mills 2001; The Confederate and Civil War estate collection of Fred Donaldson. CONDITION: Fine to very fine overall. Bbl retains about 90% thinning orig brown finish. Lock, hammer and breech retain most of their bright and muted case colors. Stock is sound and solid with few cosmetic blemishes retaining sharp edges and most of a piano finish varnish. Tang sight retains about half of its orig fire blue. Buttplate & trigger guard have traces of finish with crisp engraving as can be seen in photos. Mechanically fine with shiny bright rifle bore. 52430-17 JS (5,000-7,000) W/DETACHABLE REAR SIGHT, NEW ORLEANS GUNSMITHS (book)