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A Jacob Rupertus Patent Navy Model Revolver, circa 1859
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Steel, Walnut wood, Brass
blued octagonal barrel, dovetailed fore-sight, loading-lever, 6-shot cylinder left in-the-white, brass trigger-guard and butt-cap, oil-finished walnut grips
This revolver is one of fewer than 12 believed to have been made in either .36 or .44 calibers.
This revolver is one of fewer than 12 believed to have been made in either .36 or .44 calibers.
Provenance
John T. Siner
L. C. Siner
W. Stokes Kirk
William M. Locke
Literature
Flayderman, Norm, Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and their Values, Gun Digest Books, 2007, page 369
Sellers, The William M. Locke Collection, pages 32, 36, 457
Wilson, American Arms Collectiors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 138