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A Very Rare Griswold & Gunnison Percussion Six-Shot Revolver Of Colt 1851 Model Type
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A Very Rare Griswold & Gunnison Percussion Six-Shot Revolver Of Colt 1851 Model Type No. 1285, Circa 1862-64 With sighted rounded barrel (bore pitted and unrifled) stamped with a 'J' behind the rammer catch at the muzzle, and with the serial number above the wedge on the right side at the breech, serial numbered cylinder and brass frame, brass trigger-guard and back-strap, rammer, figured rounded grips, and matching numbers (some pitting and rust patination overall) 19 cm. barrel Footnotes: Flayderman notes 'Samuel Griswold, whose factory made these revolvers, was a transplanted Yankee from Connecticut. His first munitions production for the Confederacy was an infantryman's pike, in 1862. The success of that venture soon led to revolver production, and no Confederate maker outdid Griswold in quantity; few equalled him in quality' Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 30 April 2014, lot 383 Saleroom notices: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Very Rare Griswold & Gunnison Percussion Six-Shot Revolver Of Colt 1851 Model Type No. 1285, Circa 1862-64 With sighted rounded barrel (bore pitted and unrifled) stamped with a 'J' behind the rammer catch at the muzzle, and with the serial number above the wedge on the right side at the breech, serial numbered cylinder and brass frame, brass trigger-guard and back-strap, rammer, figured rounded grips, and matching numbers (some pitting and rust patination overall) 19 cm. barrel Footnotes: Flayderman notes 'Samuel Griswold, whose factory made these revolvers, was a transplanted Yankee from Connecticut. His first munitions production for the Confederacy was an infantryman's pike, in 1862. The success of that venture soon led to revolver production, and no Confederate maker outdid Griswold in quantity; few equalled him in quality' Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 30 April 2014, lot 383 Saleroom notices: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN