September 15, 16, & 17, 2026 Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
Lot #1301:
(A) ENGRAVED REMINGTON 1858 NEW MODEL ARMY SINGLE ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER WITH CASE.
Superb Remington engraved 1858 Army revolver in original case. Silver and gold finish with octagonal barrel, pinch post front sight, and usual 3-line address. Mounted with very fine, smooth, 2-piece ivory grips. Revolver is silver-plated with gold-washed cylinder and color case hardened hammer. Engraved in the L.D. Nimschke style and probably by himself in his distinctive style of flowing foliate arabesque patterns with pearled background which extends onto the barrel where it is mixed with geometric patterns. Top strap & top of backstrap are engraved in diamond and dot patterns. Backstrap, buttstrap, and loading lever handle are engraved to match revolver. Cylinder is engraved in matching foliate arabesque patterns around circumference with snake & dot pattern around front edge. Matching snake & dot patterns are found in front gullet of frame and on side of rammer handle. Accompanied by fine, original, purple velvet-lined casing, compartmented in bottom for the revolver, a single-sided, angle spout Remington flask, blued steel Remington dual bullet mold with sprue cutter, L-shaped nipple wrench, original brass mushroom-head steel cleaning rod, packet of 6 combustible cartridges, cap tin with reproduction label and functioning key. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Frame, barrel, loading lever & trigger guard retain virtually all of their original silver finish. Front and back straps are bright metal nearly indistinguishable from the silver finish. Cylinder retains about 80% thin gold-wash. Grips are crisp with good edges and retain a wonderful mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered light pitting. Case is fine with light nicks and scratches, retains about all original varnish. Interior is lightly faded with light to moderate soil in bottom. Some of the interior walls were broken and have been reglued. Flask is fine with small impression and retains most of its original finish. Mold retains strong finish with flaking on handles and some light oxidation. Other accessories are fine