Lot 276
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A FINE COLT 1862 MODEL POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER, No. 28899 for 1864, engraved by L.D. Nimschke in his distinctive American style scroll and border decoration on a punched ground on the 6½in. barrel (New-York address), frame, grip-strap, trigger-guard, and wedge, ivory grips with Goddess of Liberty in high relief on the left, also produced by the Nimschke workshop, matching numbers, and nearly all its original gilt and silvered finish: in American varnished mahogany case lined in burgundy velvet, with accessories including silver-plated American eagle and shield flask, and in excellent condition throughout

Details
A FINE COLT 1862 MODEL POLICE PERCUSSION REVOLVER, No. 28899 for 1864, engraved by L.D. Nimschke in his distinctive American style scroll and border decoration on a punched ground on the 6½in. barrel (New-York address), frame, grip-strap, trigger-guard, and wedge, ivory grips with Goddess of Liberty in high relief on the left, also produced by the Nimschke workshop, matching numbers, and nearly all its original gilt and silvered finish: in American varnished mahogany case lined in burgundy velvet, with accessories including silver-plated American eagle and shield flask, and in excellent condition throughout
11½in.
Provenance
Jerry D. Berger
Literature
Antique Arms Annual, 1971, p. 16 (colour)
R.L. Wilson, The Book of Colt Engraving, p. 182

Lot Essay

The style of L.D. Nimschke has become one of the most widely known in firearms collecting: his record book covering the years circa 1850-1904 was published in 1964. His work on Colt firearms was mainly executed for the company's jobbers in New York City

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