4183 VERY FINE NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED NICKEL-PLATED FIRST

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
PRODUCTION TYPE 4 COLT OPEN TOP POCKET REVOLVER. Cal 22 R.F. S# 3234. Type 4, 2 3/8" bbl, full nickel plating, nitre blued hammer and trigger, smooth white stocks, with matching numbers on barrel and butt. Markings are correct. Revolver features Deluxe Nimschke full coverage with his well-known perfectly concentric floral scrolls completed within the frame, shortened terminal buds, movement enhancing scilia, inverted vs rising on stalks, punch dot background, and intricate borders. Both sides of bbl shroud display a cross hatched punch dot design. Cyl is finished with typical Nimschke geometric patterns and wavy lines. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Copy of "COLT- SMITH & WESSON. A CLASH OF ARMS. Featuring Colt's Battle Born Open Top 22." by Robert Swartz. CONDITION: Bbl & cyl retain 95% original nickel with only minor wear. Frame retains 65% original nickel with scattered areas of flaking finish. Left grip panel has open vertical crack extending downward to screw escutcheon. Two smaller hairline cracks appear below escutcheon. Three very faint hairline cracks extend outward from escutcheon on right panel. Grips have a pleasing mellow patina. Bore retains strong rifling with a lightly frosted appearance. Mechanically excellent. (01-26598/BH). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000. A copy of COLT- SMITH & WESSON. A CLASH OF ARMS. Featuring Colt's Battle Born Open Top .22, by Robert Swartz is included.