4006 FAMOUS PUBLISHED EARLY FAKE CONFEDERATE

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2024 Nov 03 @ 10:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,500.00 USD
Estimated at 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
"SCHNEIDER & GLASSICK" REVOLVER. Ca. 36. S# 12M. Schneider & Glassick is the rarest of all Confederate revolvers, only 2 original survivors are known. Numerous fakes have surfaced but S# 12M is the best known. It is published in Will Albaugh's 1963 iconic "CONFEDERATE HANDGUNS" and is the only fake revolver to fool the authors. Bill Bond bought the revolver from Red Jackson in 1950s when he was selling the Harry Brookes collection. Early Civil War collectors were aware that Schneider & Glassick made Confederate revolvers based on Memphis newspaper articles from 1862 and from Richard Stewart's 1934 article on CS revolvers where he lists known manufacturers. No collector in 1934 had ever seen one however, so fantasy revolvers were made to fill the need. This early fake was made with iron frame and round barrel like other known Confederate makers, not realizing that this maker used full octagonal barrels and brass frames. When SN 12M was sold in auction 30 years ago from the Bill Bond estate collection, the auction company announced it was a counterfeit. That same revolver was shown in subsequent texts without any research to show it was authentic having been attempted. Since only 2 original survivors are known, you might find a good filler with this most famous counterfeit. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: copy of Albaugh 1963 text showing this revolver and my recent article on this maker published in Military Antique Collector Magazine. CONDITION: very good as manufactured, appears very old, matching S#s throughout, mechanics fine, good rifled bore. ANTIQUE. (01-25606/JS). $3,000-5,000.