Lot 59
  • 59

A Cased Remington-Rider Double-Action Belt Model, Serial No. 3049, circa 1865

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Steel, Silver, Walnut wood, Mahogany wood, Velvet
blued octagonal barrel with fore-sight, marked MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS ILION N.Y. / RIDERS PT. AUG. 17, 1858 MAY 3, 1859, serial number marked on bottom flat of barrel, inspector's mark E on silver-plated trigger-guard, case-hardened hammer, varnished walnut grips, mahogany case partitioned and lined with burgundy velvet, euipped with blued iron bullet and ball mold (stamped J), powder flask embossed with dog and two birds, a pack of envelope cartridges Six Seamless Skin / CARTRIDGES, / With Percussion Caps, / FOR COLT'S, WHITNEY OR REMINGTON'S / Navy Pistol, 36-100 Caliber / Hotchkiss' Patent, Feb. 11, 1862. / MANUFACTURED FOR W. J. SYMS & BRO. / 300, Broadway, N. Y. / by D. C. Sage, Middleton, Conn., a jappaned cap tin with orange label ELEY BROS. / 250 / METAL-LINED . CAPS / Made Expressly for / REMINGTON'S / Belt and Pocket / PISTOLS, Manufactureres, London, cleaning rod with turned wood handle

6-1/2 inch barrel



An estimated 3,000-5,000 were made.  

Provenance

Bryan L. Bossier, Sr.

Literature

Wilson, American Arms Collectors, Percussion Colts and Their Rivals, The Al Cali Collection, pages 90-91