Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2013 : Sale A1072 Lot 577
MANHATTAN FIRE ARMS CO., NEW YORK A .36 PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 'SERIES III', serial no. 16311,

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MANHATTAN FIRE ARMS CO., NEW YORK
A .36 PERCUSSION FIVE-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL 'SERIES III', serial no. 16311,
circa 1864, with octagonal 5in. barrel, the top-flat signed 'MANHATTAN FIRE ARMS CO. NEWARK N', the remainder obscured by a later standing notch rear-sight, provision for fore-sight (missing), plain cylinder with traces of etched five-panel scene, twelve rear locking notches, upgraded to fourth model specification with the addition of a spring plate on the face of the recoil shield, plain open frame, smooth walnut grips with brass grip-straps and trigger-guard, hinged under-barrel rammer (repaired in antiquity), no finish remaining

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Estimate £400-600