December 6-8, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2023
Manufactured circa 1851 with 7 - 1/2" half octagon-to-round barrel with nickel silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear sight. Martially marked with "U.S." on frame, sub-inspector "B" marking on all major parts, and a cartouche on right and left grip panels. Left grip panel cartouche reads "JCB" and right cartouche is very faint, possibly reading "WAT". Matching serial numbers observed on rammer, barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, frame, cylinder, trigger guard, and butt. Accompanied by a receipt and correspondence when this revolver was consigned with Norm Flayderman in 1968. PROVENANCE: From the personal and advanced collection of Dr. Jim Watson of Scottsdale, Arizona. CONDITION: Comparitively excellent, with about half of the original bluing remaining on the barrel mixing with a gray patina. Cylinder scene is near fully present, with minor storage marks and images crisp. Cylinder retains a majority of its original bluing, and retains all 6 safety pins. Trigger guard and backstrap are a mellow patina. Grips are excellent with cartouche borders refreshed and a large splice repair on left grip panel. Bore is bright with minor freckling throughout and crisp rifling. Mechanically tight and crisp.
Caliber/Bore
.44 Percussion
Paperwork
Flayderman Letter