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LOT 74
Very Fine Remington Model 1875 Single Action
Revolver in Desirable .44-40 W.C.F. - Serial no.
14227, 44 CF cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl., nickel finish,
walnut grips. While limited in production to only
approximately 25,000 revolvers in 1875-1889, many of these “Improved Army”
or “Frontier Army” revolvers saw hard use in the hands of Native Americans, settlers,
and lawmen in the West making high condition examples like this one very scarce. The
Model 1875 was Remington’s answer to the Colt Single Action Army and is a solid firearm with fewer main components than
Colt’s revolver, but it simply suffered in the famous “Peacemaker’s” shadow. The left grip is marked “44” near the butt, and “1312” is stamped and another non-matching number are written in pencil on the inside of each grip. The bottom of the grips have “4” (left) and “K” (right) hand cut at the heel. The left side of the grip frame is marked “14227” and “142.”“142” is on the back of the cylinder, and “22” is visible on the loading gate arm. The barrel has the standard one-line address.
CONDITION: Very fine with 85% plus original nickel plating, minor scratches and dings, mild wear at the muzzle and raised edges, and some flaking on the back strap. The grips are very good and have minor marks and scratches, a couple of small chips, and mild edge wear. The hammer will drop from the half-cock
notch if the trigger is pulled stoutly, but it otherwise mechanically functions fine.
Estimate: 9,500 - 13,000
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LOT 75 Engraved Remington-Rider “Improved” New Model Belt Cartridge Double Action Revolver - Serial no. 53, 38 RF cal., 6 1/2 inch octagon bbl., nickel finish, antique ivory grips. This revolver was manufactured around the early 1870s. In that period Remington offered the various percussion models with cartridge cylinders, percussion cylinders, or both. This very fine New Model Belt revolver has factory engraving on the barrel, loading lever, cylinder, frame, and trigger guard and attractive antique ivory grips. The engraving patterns include a “Nimschke star” on top of the frame at the breech, bands at the muzzle, breech, and cylinder; stars along the edge of the loading lever arm, intertwining lines on the barrel as well as the back strap and trigger guard, floral patterns on the frame, scroll engraving mainly on the frame and cylinder but also on the lower section of the loading lever arm, checker board and dot patterns on the frame, and more. The barrel also has a rounded blade front sight and has the three-line patent and “NEW MODEL” marking. “53” is marked inside both grips and on the left side of the grip frame, trigger guard spur, and under the barrel, and the cylinder and breech plate are numbered “1435.” CONDITION: Fine with crisp engraving, 90% period replaced nickel visible on the barrel, loading lever, frame, and trigger guard; 75% original nickel plating on the cylinder, traces of original niter blue visible on the trigger, niter blue on some of the other small components, light original case colors on the hammer, and minor overall wear. The undersized grips are also fine and have attractive natural tones and grain, slight age cracks, minor edge wear, and moderate shrinkage. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250