April 27-30, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/29/2021
Standard configuration with blade sights, left side safey, rear cocking serrations, two piece mother of pearl style grips, heel magazine release, magazine with finger extension. Gun has been factory gold plated with near complete coverage, excepting trigger and some of barrel, and extensively hand engraved with acanthus scroll and geometric borders. Housed in blue Bernardelli box with gold lettering and accompanied by a letter identifying this gun by serial number when it was sold by Bernadelli to Colonel Samuel F. Stebelton, gold plated, engraved, with mother of pearl type grips and box and cleaning equipment. Cleaning equipment no longer present. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining the vast majority of the factory plate with some losses as operational areas, such as reciprocating areas of slide and safety. Straps with patina from use. Action works appropriately when cycled by hand, bore is very good. Box has several areas of rubbing and chipping and aprons have suffered damage at the seam, currently held together by tape. Exercise caution to avoid further damage. EW
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