RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON-RIDER DA POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

SN 6382. Cal. 31. Silver & blue finish with 3-1/8″ oct bbl, German silver cone pin front sight and 2-line address. Bbl is blue and the frame is silver plated with a nickel silver trigger guard. Cylinder is mushroom shaped and has five chambers. Mounted with smooth 2-pc certifiable antique ivory grips. Frame is engraved in early scroll style of foliate patterns with fine pearled background and a large rosette on each side around the hammer pin. Side flats of bbl and top flat are engraved to match with matching patterns at the heel of the back strap and on butt strap. Top strap is engraved in feather patterns as is the trigger bow. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a fine dbl sided eagle & stars flask, a brass 2-cavity ball mold without sprue cutter, a brass & steel mushroom head cleaning rod and a small tin of Eley Bros. caps. Although no definite number of revolvers manufactured could be established this model was produced 1860 to about 1873. One source states 2,000 produced and another source states 20,000. Regardless, this revolver was extremely popular as a concealed weapon and usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Extremely few had special plating and of those only a few were engraved and cased. Surviving complete examples today are rare. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 75-80% glossy orig blue with some fine scratches on left side; frame retains most of its orig silver plating with the grip frame gray metal patina; cyl retains 60-70% thin orig blue with strong blue in four of the five chambers; hammer retains bright case colors on rear edge, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Grips are sound with only one small age line and retain a fine ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is heavily faded with moderate to heavy soil in the bottom especially from contact with lead balls; flask is extremely fine retaining about 98% orig finish on the body and about 60% gold wash on the collar & spout; thumb lever retains most of its orig gold and the spring bright blue; other accessories are fine. 4-56305 JR135 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1101

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1101	$5,175.00	RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON-RIDER DA POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 6382. Cal. 31. Silver & blue finish with 3-1/8″ oct bbl, German silver cone pin front sight and 2-line address. Bbl is blue and the frame is silver plated with a nickel silver trigger guard. Cylinder is mushroom shaped and has five chambers. Mounted with smooth 2-pc certifiable antique ivory grips. Frame is engraved in early scroll style of foliate patterns with fine pearled background and a large rosette on each side around the hammer pin. Side flats of bbl and top flat are engraved to match with matching patterns at the heel of the back strap and on butt strap. Top strap is engraved in feather patterns as is the trigger bow. Accompanied by an orig purple velvet lined mahogany casing, compartmented in the bottom for the revolver, a fine dbl sided eagle & stars flask, a brass 2-cavity ball mold without sprue cutter, a brass & steel mushroom head cleaning rod and a small tin of Eley Bros. caps. Although no definite number of revolvers manufactured could be established this model was produced 1860 to about 1873. One source states 2,000 produced and another source states 20,000. Regardless, this revolver was extremely popular as a concealed weapon and usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Extremely few had special plating and of those only a few were engraved and cased. Surviving complete examples today are rare. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object”. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31. PROVENANCE: The Elliott Burka Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 75-80% glossy orig blue with some fine scratches on left side; frame retains most of its orig silver plating with the grip frame gray metal patina; cyl retains 60-70% thin orig blue with strong blue in four of the five chambers; hammer retains bright case colors on rear edge, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Grips are sound with only one small age line and retain a fine ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, may be unfired. Case is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig varnish; interior is heavily faded with moderate to heavy soil in the bottom especially from contact with lead balls; flask is extremely fine retaining about 98% orig finish on the body and about 60% gold wash on the collar & spout; thumb lever retains most of its orig gold and the spring bright blue; other accessories are fine. 4-56305 JR135 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1101 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE CASED ENGRAVED REMINGTON-RIDER DA POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER.