Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 555
SAVAGE REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS CO., A .36 PERCUSSION SIX-SHOT TRIGGER-COCKING REVOLVER, MODEL SAVAGE NAVY, no visible serial number,
Product Details
SAVAGE REVOLVING FIRE-ARMS CO.,
A .36 PERCUSSION SIX-SHOT TRIGGER-COCKING REVOLVER, MODEL 'SAVAGE NAVY', no visible serial number,
circa 1862, with octagonal 7 1/8in. barrel, bead fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight, the top-strap signed 'SAVAGE R.F.A. CO. MIDDLETOWN, H.s. NORTH PATENTED JUNE 17, 1856, JAN. 18 1859, MAY 15, 1860', plain cylinder with rear ratchet locking, plain iron frame with off-set centrally mounted hammer, heart-shaped trigger-guard, plain walnut grips and hinged under-barrel rammer, the whole stained with some shallow pitting
Estimate £1,000-1,500