4240 ROGERS & SPENCER ARMY MODEL REVOLVER.

SOLD
2,250.00USD
This item SOLD at 2024 Nov 03 @ 15:05UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Cal. 44. S# 1456. Bbl. 7 1/2", octagon with a brass, cone-style sight. Six-shot round cyl. Blue finish. Frame, bbl., and trigger guard have "D" inspector's marks. Two-piece walnut grips. Left panel has a cartouche that appears to be "RRB." A US Ordnance contract for 5,000 revolvers was delivered in April and September 1865; no records indicate the guns were ever issued. In 1901, Francis Bannerman of New York acquired nearly the entire lot and sold them through their catalogs. CONDITION: 40% dull, fading blue, showing spots of wear. Grips have an open-pore refinish over dents, marks, and small chips. Sound action. Bore shows small spots of very light pitting and retains strong rifling. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of a Tennessee Gentleman. (01-25684/DS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-2,500.