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A Cased Remington New Jersey Surcharged New-Model Army Revolver, Serial No. 71170, circa 1860
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Steel, Brass, Walnut wood, Mahogany wood, Velvet, Silver
blued octagonal barrel with fore-sight, top flat marked PATENTED SEPT 14 1858 / E. REMINGTON & SONS ILION, N.Y.U.S.A./ NEW-MODEL, serial number 71170 marked on underside of barrel, NJ marked on left flat and frame, P marked on right flat of barrel, M marked on trigger-guard, case-hardened hammer, brass trigger-guard, oil-finished walnut grips, mahogany case partitioned and lined with purple velvet, equipped with iron bullet and ball mold, sloping-charger powder flask embossed with dog and two birds, L-shaped nipple-wrench, silver-plated brass cleaning rod, jappaned cap tin the lid embossed ELEY BROS / LONDON (unopened, green paper label tattered), envelope cartridge pack 6 COMBUSTIBLE ENVELOPE / CARTRIDGES / Made of American Powder Co's Powder / FOR REMINGTON'S, COLT'S, AND OTHER / Revolving Holster Pistol, 44-100 inch Calibre, WARRANTED SUPERIOR QUAILTY
8-inch barrel
An estimated 1,000 were purchased by state of New Jersey for Civil War use.
8-inch barrel
An estimated 1,000 were purchased by state of New Jersey for Civil War use.
Provenance
Tom Wibberley
Literature
Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, pages 86-87