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A Jacob Rupertus Patent Army Revolver, circa 1859
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Steel, Silver, Walnut wood
blued octagonal barrel with fore-sight, top-strap engraved PATENTED, APRIL 19, 1859, 6-shot cylinder, hand-checkered hammer spur, silver-plated trigger-guard and butt-cap, finely checkered walnut grips
7-1/4 inch barrel
This revolver, of which fewer than 12 were made, is an example of the rare large caliber Rupertus revolvers produced circa 1859.
7-1/4 inch barrel
This revolver, of which fewer than 12 were made, is an example of the rare large caliber Rupertus revolvers produced circa 1859.
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 Locke Collection, page 457
Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 139