GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
VERY FINE RARE REMINGTON BEALS ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, SN 70. REMINGTON 1858 ARMY 70 44 Cal. 44. Standard commercial configuration with 8" oct bbl, 2-line address "BEALS PATENT SEPT. 14 1858 / MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS ILION. N.Y.". Less than 2,000 of this model was made in 1861 and this among the first retaining much of its orig finish. Popular among Civil War officer's in the early war, these generally saw hard service. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Collection; The collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: very good to fine overall. All matching with SNs found on bbl, frame and penciled inside each grip. Bbl retains about 80% orig blue, cylinder and frame have strong traces of orig blue. Trigger guard retains about 70% orig silver. Hammer and loading arm retain strong traces of case colors with balance. Stocks are sound and well fit with tacking marks on butt. Mechanically sound with crisp bright bore. 52332-28 JS (2,000-3,000)