F1283. Lefaucheux marked 9mm pinfire revolver in very good condition, the metal is smooth and free of pitting, it has a medium gray patina with many decorative engravings, 3.75" octagon barrel, six shot .9mm cylinder, the checkered wood grips are in great shape, retains the loading gate, ejector rod, and lanyard, action is strong and works perfectly in single and double action, very attractive weapon much nicer than most I see
F1282. reproduction, cased Colt Walker revolver in near perfect condition, these were originally made by Colt at the urging of early Texas Ranger Samuel Walker incorporating Walker's suggested improvements to the Patterson revolver, these were a massive revolver measuring 15.5" long with a 9" barrel, it weighed 4.5 pounds unloaded, and was the most powerful revolver ever purchased by the US government, it had an elongated, six shot, .44 caliber cylinder to accommodate the extra powder load that has the Texas Ranger vs Indian battle scene roll engraved on it, if you don't have an extra $100,000.00 plus laying around for an original, this might be a nice alternative, the revolver is in fantastic shape, it doesn't appear to have ever been fired, comes in its original locking case with an empty cap tin, powder flask, bullet mold, and tool, made by Uberti
F1276. nice 9mm pinfire revolver in good condition, the metl is free of pitting and has an even, medium gray patina, has a four inch barrel and collapsing trigger, the ejector rod and loading gate are present, the two piece wood grips are in very good shape, the double action works well except you have to very slightly let the barrel drop downward, overall an affordable example of the third most widely carried revolver of the war, displays great
F1271. Whitney Navy revolver in very good condition, the metal is free of pitting and has a medium / dark gray patina, the 7.5" barrel is marked E. WHITNEY / NEW HAVEN but is mostly worn away from holster wear, the two piece walnut grips are in good shape but show slight shrinkage and the right hand grip has a couple of small, period chips at the base, the action is crisp and functions perfectly, scarce weapon with only approx. 33k produced from the late 1850's - early 1860's with most being purchased by the government
F1266. Smith & Wesson Number 2 Old Model Army revolver, it is in overall good condition but shows a lot of use, the metal has a medium gray patina with some slight, scattered pitting, the six inch barrel is marked on the top rib with the Smith & Wesson address which is mostly visible, six as shot, .32 caliber, this was a popular personal weapon of officers during the Civil War, notably a pair was carried by General George Custer, and Wild Bill Hickok was armed with one on the night he was shot, as usual it has slight wiggle at the barrel hinge, the two piece grips are in very good shape, the hammer locks and falls with the trigger but the cylinder doesn't index, overall a well used revolver that displays great
F1235. early British pistol converted from flintlock to percussion, 7.8" round, .70 caliber barrel, the metal is in great shape, smooth with a medium gray / brown patina, the wood is also in great shape, the barrel and stock are both stamped 83, the brass furniture really sets it off, the action is tight and works well, only draw back is the ram rod is MIA
F1218. way cool pinfire revolver in very good condition, it is a six shot, 7mm pistol with a 3.25" octagon barrel, the metal is in great condition and retains nearly 100% of it's original bright finish, it has a Liege proof mark letting us know it was Belgium made, the action works perfectly in single or double action, it still has the ejector rod and loading gate, these are often missing, folding trigger, as nice as it is, what really sets it off are the gutta percha grips decorated with a leafed vine at top, and what looks like a winged wolf at the bottom, cool revolver that will be an interesting addition to any collection