Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 618
A SCARCE .31 WHITNEY 2ND MODEL 4TH TYPE PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, serial no. 28135,

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A SCARCE .31 WHITNEY 2ND MODEL 4TH TYPE PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER, serial no. 28135,
circa 1860, with octagonal 5in. barrel rifled in five grooves and signed on the top-flat 'E. WHITNEY, N. HAVEN', small pillar fore-sight, solid frame with pinched sighting groove to the top-strap and wingnut cylinder release, plain five-shot cylinder with strong traces of roll engraved scene, flared smooth walnut grips rounded at the head and brass trigger guard, the under-barrel rammer with 'Colt' style catch at tip

Provenance: Only approximately 1000 Whitney 2nd Model revolvers were produced with five groove barrels. Most were seven groove



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Estimate £700-900