Lot 58
  • 58

A Remington-Rider Double-Action Revolver, Serial No. 792, circa 1863

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Steel, Brass, Walnut wood
blued octagonal barrel with fore-sight, marked MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS ILION N.Y. / RIDERS PT. AUG. 17 1858 MAY 3. 1859, serial number 792 marked on underside of barrel, 6-shot fluted cylinder, case-hardened hammer, brass trigger-guard, varnished walnut grips

6-1/2 inch barrel



Joseph Rider, (1817 - 1901), Newark, Ohio, inventor



It is estimated only a few hundred were produced.

Literature

Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 92