116. Exceptional Gustave Young Engraved Colt Model 1862 Police Percussion Revolver, 5 1/2" barrel, .36 cal.. Beautifully engraved in a Germanic scroll and vine style with punch dot background. Typical wolf's head on each side of the hammer. Excellent overall condition retaining 98% original full silver finish. Much of the silver is turning a darkish patina- some silver loss to areas of the trigger guard. Exquisite original high quality ivory grips. Manufactured in 1863 in the early 22,XXX serial number range. It is extremely difficult to find a Civil War era 1862 Police in such exceptional condition. Antique.

94. Colt U.S. Artillery Single Action Army Revolver. .45 cal. of course, 5 1/2" barrel, nice bore, barrel is basically a thin plum gray patina with traces of dark blue in protected areas, type three ejector housing with 50% blue- correct doughnut head rod head. Cylinder is a plum gray patina with flutes retaining plum-blue patina finish. Traces of color on long-knurled hammer, frame is a dark plum blue patina. Correct base pin. One piece walnut grips are solid- lightly sanded and refinished- no markings visible- great fit however. Early script barrel address very good- sn 1797, T.G.18892, H. Nettleton marked frame, Casey T.G., Lewis backstrap with no SN. early cylinder with small approaches- markings not readable. This is a real decent artillery in nice condition.

61. Stevens Diamond No. 43 Pistol, 2nd Issue; .22 cal., 6" barrel, fine bore and fine overall. Smooth and clean, barrel finish turned to a plum-blue patina with traces of blue in protected areas. 99% original nickel on frame, original target globe front and rear peep sights. Very nice walnut retaining 75% plus original finish. Modern- FFL required.

58. Stevens Target #10 Pistol, .22 LR cal., bright shiney bore, clean smooth metal, finish turned to a plum-blue patina, original sights, nice grips. Modern- FFL required.

57. Stevens Offhand Target #35 Pistol, .22 cal., 6" barrel, very good plus bore, barrel retains 60% lustrous blue- balance thinning to a plum-blue patina, 95% original nickel is intact. Marbles front and original buckhorn rear sights. Most all original blue on the hammer and trigger, nice walnut grips retain considerable original laquer. Modern- FFL required.

56. Stevens Offhand #35 Pistol, .22 cal., 6" barrel, very good bore, very good overall with finish having turned to a plum blue gray patina, solid walnut grips, missing rear sight elevator. Modern- FFL required.

Colt 1851 Percussion Revolver by Pietta-Italy, .44 cal., 7 3/8" barrel, very near as-new condition, quality reproduction with virtually all original bright shiney blue intact on barrel and cylinder- excellent scene. Most all case colors on loading lever, trigger and hammer. Brass frame turned a pleasing dark patina, excellent deluxe burl walnt grips are beautiful.

46. Stevens GEM Pocket Pistol, .22 cal., 3" barrel, good bore- weak rifling; barrel, hammer and trigger are a dark plum-blue-brown patina, 80% nickel intact, balance of brass has flaked to a dark mustard patina near the breech area. Very good grips. Scarce- only 4,000 manufactured. Antique.

42. Rare Stevens Gould #37 Pistol, .22cal., 10" barrel, excellent bore and excellent overall, 97% lustrous barrel blue, 99% original nickel, most all original darkening case colors are present on trigger and hammer, original sights. Excellent checkered walnut grips, sharp checkering, all original varnish is intact. A scarce pistol in great condition. Only about 1,000 were manufactured. Antique.

41. Special Order Stevens Conlin 1st Issue Rifle! ..22 cal., scarce early barrel address, 10" barrel, very good plus bore. I've only seen one other example of a Conlin rifle ( that one had a replacement wood buttstock). This is an all-original example in very nice overall condition- 95% lustrous barrel blue- balance turning to a plum-blue patina. Replacement brass blade in front sight base, original rear sight on forward area of the octagon portion of the barrel, an extra dovetail at the rear portion contains a filler blank. There were only 500 1st issue Conlins made. 90% original nickel remains on the frame- turning a nice mellow patina. 50% nickel remains on the buttstock which is numbered to the gun, balance of stock brass has turned to a pleasing dark patina. Excellent traces of case colors remain on the hammer and trigger, crisp action. Very nice grips. An extraordinary find. Antique.

Near mint Hopkins and Allen Blue Jacket No. 2 Revolver, .32 RF, profusely engraved in a New York-American style with scrolls and punch-dot background with line borders. Geometric elements present on forward frame with additional scrolls on barrel, cylinder and backstrap. Excellent overall condition with 99% original nickel intact. Beautiful workmanship- this is the fanciest 'Blue Jacket' I've seen. Original two-piece hardwood grips retain traces of original laquer. Action is like new! Mint bore! Untouched little No. 2!

Nimschke Engraved Marlin XX Standard 1873 Pocket Revolver, .22 cal., 3" Barrel, excellent overall retaining 98% original shiny nickel finish. Fully engraved with scrolls and geometric motifs, aged ivory grips with very few age cracks. excellent mechanics.

Remington O/U Derringer Engraved, S.N. 165, early 2-line barrel address, beautiful scroll engraving points to Louis Nimschke, overall gun displays a fair amount of usage but metal is smooth and clean, 50% original nickel remains on the barrels, balance of exposed metal is a dark patina. Considerable gold wash is intact under the beautifully aged pearl grips, solid hinges, mechanics excellent. Rare, highly engraved example.

Factory Engraved Remington New Model Police Conversion, .38RF, 3 1/2" barrel, deep beautiful scroll and geometric designs. 90%+ original silverplate is intact, excellent markings, sharp engraving, excellent mechanics, rare gun with lots of eye appeal. Aged pearl grips(right side has a crack and is missing a chip near the toe). Difficult gun to find.

S&W Model No. 1, 3rd Issue Revolver, .22cal., Nimschke engraved, full coverage with sharp engraving, considerable original silver is present on the barrel which has turned quite dark, frame retains 30-40% thinning gold wash- balance of frame base silver has turned quite black, very nice ivory grips, nice mechanics.

S&W Model No. 1, 3rd Issue Revolver, .22 cal., Louis Nimschke engraved with full coverage scrolls and geometric motifs. 80% nickel, cylinder does not rotate, nice rosewood grips.

S&W Model 1 1/2 2nd Issue Revolver, .32 cal., Louis Nimschke engraved using scarce 'fine line' or 'bank note' style, delicate scrolls and punch dot background on frame and cylinder, various other motifs elsewhere, considerable blue remains on ejector rod and cylinder, frame has 60% shiney blue, traces of blue on barrel- a few tiny pits on right side however, aged pearl grips have hints of red (prob. oil stain). Complete with an old hang tag from a Mexico City shop.

Nimschke Engraved S&W 1 1/2 2nd Issue Revolver, .32cal., 3 1/2" barrel, Portrait of a woman on left sideplate, probably Mrs. Nimschke, fairly full coverage scroll engraving, metal has turned to a grey patina, replaced hinge screw, engraving cuts look fairly sharp- more elaborate engraving than most, nice pearl grips. Panel scene examples are scarce.

Nimschke Engraved S&W Model 1 1/2 2nd Issue Revolver, .32 cal., 3 1/2" barrel, very unusual style- quite jazzy with wild intertwining scrolls and punch-dot background, basically smooth clean metal, cleaned long ago, dark gray patina, nice rosewood grips.

Engraved S&W Model 1 1/2 2nd Issue Revolver, .32 cal., 3 1/2" barrel, typical scroll and geometric motifs, fairly sharp engraving cuts, underside of frame haad a presentation inscription which I can't quite decipher, finish gone, smooth clean metal turned a pleasing dark gray patina, nice rosewood grips.

Engraved Colt Open-Top Revolver, ..22 cal., engraved with fairly full coverage, scroll engraved frame with border decoration, 40% nickel intact, 70% barrel nickel, cylinder turned a plum blue brown, nice cuts, attractive aged pearl grips.

Engraved Colt Open-Top Revolver, .22 cal., Nimschke engraved with his typical scrolls on frame without a border. 80% nickel on barrel, traces of silver on frame, cylinder turned blue-plum, sharp engraving, nice rosewood grips.

Engraved Colt New Line .22 cal. Revolver, probably done by Nimschke using scrolls and geometric motifs, cylinder retains what appears to be considerable darkening blue, balance of gun retains most of an old re-nickel, nice aged pearl grips, early 1st year production.

L.D. Nimschke Engraved 1860 Army Revolver, 8" barrel, S.N. 178,XXX with an 'E' which proves that Colt did utilize Nimschke's talents. The engraving pattern is most unusual in that in addition to the American style scroll work there are several vacant shield motifs, most all engraving is crisp and sharp, nice cylinder scene, original one-piece ivory grips have turned a pleasing yellow patina, all original Army with a replacement wedge. Interesting Colt.

Colt Single Action Revolver, .44-40, barrel shortened to 4 3/4" length, decent bore, Etched panel not visible, metal is a dark gray patina, traces of nickel appear on the frame, trigger guard and loading gate. Crisp mechanics, non-original two-piece hard rubber grips have been decorated with brass inlays, S.N. 78,XXX, decent looking six-shooter.

Colt Single Action Revolver, .44-40 Frontier Six Shooter, 7 1/2" barrel; VG bore; 51,XXX S.N., etched panel is faint, basically smooth clean metal, 25% nickel remains on the barrel and housing, traces of nickel on the frame, 70% nickel on the hammer-balance of metal is a plum gray patina, doughnut head ejector, VG one-piece walnut grips, two replaced screws, otherwise an all-original six-shooter.