GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE BOXED REMINGTON BEALS NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, SN 50. REMINGTON BEALS 1861 NAVY 50 36 Cal. 36. Extremely rare wallpaper veneered, partitioned box retains among the earliest Beals Navy with flask, mold, tool and cartridge pack. 7-1/2" oct bbl, dovetailed German silver cone front sight with grooved top strap rear sight. "BEAL'S PATENT SEPT. 14 1858 / MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS' ILION N.Y. found on bbl top flat. Mounted with varnished 2-pc walnut grips. Unusual variant of cylinder pin has sgl flange instead of dbl seen on most guns with long pin extension. Matching SNs are found on bbl, right side of loading arm which has mortise cut for the pin extension of cylinder pin, frame and penciled inside each grip. Cylinder is not SNd but has same assembly letter "B" as hammer. This is an unusual configuration that obviously occurred in only a few surviving examples, not chronological by SN as SN 73 is in standard configuration with shorter bbl and dbl flanged arbor with 2 cutouts in frame instead of sgl one seen on right side and not left side. But SN 173 is also single eared variant. PROVENANCE: The collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Fine overall. Gun retains about half of its orig thinning blue, mostly on bbl and cylinder. Grips well fit with moderate edge wear and small dings and dents retain much of their orig bright varnish. Mechanically crisp with bright rifled bore. Accompanying box is sound with repairs to all 4 corners, with small reductions, chipping and scuffing to veneer. Interior is soiled and stained. Flask retains about 80% orig varnish and is in matching fine condition. 2-cavity mold is well used, cleaned with pitting to unmarked sprue cutter. Two gun tools are very good. Cartridge pack has good label, though opened and cartridges broken. 52332-7 JS (4,500-6,500)