American Sporting Arms — Hand Guns
930 Smith & Wesson First Model .44 Double-Action Revolver .44 Russian caliber, 4” barrel, S/N 17251. Nickel finish, black hard rubber grips, stamped “10.46” on the frame under left grip. Excellent condition with a good to very good bore. This gun has been refinished by the factory, the date is inside the left grip frame, “10. 46,” and has ca 99% of the finish remaining. The bore has some light pitting throughout, but has strong lands and grooves. The grips are good except the right panel is chipped and poorly repaired at the bottom. 44 DA in 4” barrel length are very rare. $800 - $1,200
931 Brooklyn Arms Co. Revolver .32 RF caliber, 3” barrel, S/N 25. Brass frame, walnut grips; Slocum’s Patent sliding sleeve cylinder. Very good condition with a very good bore. $800 - $1,200
933 Whitney Arms Navy Conversion Revolver .38 RF caliber, 7.5” octagonal barrel, S/N 55. Top of barrel marked E. Whitney N. Haven. Converted from percussion to rimfire. Brass triggerguard, walnut grips. Barrel, cylinder and frame have sharp lines and a dark brown patina. Grips with original varnish and some nicks and dings. $1,000 - $1,500
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932 Sharps Model 4D Pistol .30 RF caliber, 3” barrels, S/N 13742. Marked on the left side of frame C. Sharps Patent, Jan 25,1859. Blued barrels and blued frame with rosewood grips. Barrels retain 40% of the original bright blue finish, the rest is flaking. Frame is sharp and crisp with traces of finish. Grips are excellent. $800 - $1,200
934 Smith & Wesson Model 2 Old Model .32 RF caliber, 6” barrel, S/N 20636. Blue finish, rosewood grips. Very good condition with a very good bore. It retains ca 70+% original blue finish mixed with some brown patina. The grips are excellent with only light wear to the high edges and the gun is mechanically excellent. This is a very nice Civil War era revolver. $1,500 - $2,000
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