Lot 9
  • 9

A C.R. Alsop Patent Navy Model Spur-Trigger Revolver, Serial No. 240, circa 1862

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Steel, Walnut Wood
octagonal barrel with fore-sight, marked C.R. ALSOP MIDDLETOWN CONN. / PATENTED JULY 17th AUGUST 7th 1860, cylinder marked C.R. ALSOP PATENTED / NOV. 26th 1861, frame marked PATENTED JANY. 21st 1862, serial number 240 marked on butt strap, varnished walnut grips 

5-3/8 inch barrel



Approximately 500 were produced.

Provenance

Robert Abels

 

Literature

Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, page 111