A Remington New-Model Belt Revolver, Serial No. 3961, circa 1865

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

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Description

Steel, Silver, Walnut wood

blued octagonal barrel with fore-sight, marked PATENTED SEPT 14 1858 / E. REMINGTON & SONS ILION, NEW YORK U.S.A, serial number 3961 marked on underside of barrel, silver-plated trigger-guard, oil-finished walnut grips

6-1/2 inch barrel

Approximately 2,500 to 3,000 were produced.

Provenance

William O. Florence

Literature

Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 85