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SCARCE SPRINGFIELD ARMS Co. NAVY MOD. PERCUSSION REVOLVER: 36 cal; 6 shot cylinder; 6” (152mm) round barrel; bore g.+ overall shiny with sharp rifling, peppered with surface oxidation spots; original gloss blued finish to metalwork v. strong, thinning slightly to rhs of barrel; worn blued finish to cylinder now a soft grey patina; soft case colours to loading lever; silver steel finish to frame & straps; SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO stamped to top strap; floral roll stamped motif to cylinder still crisply defined; WARNER’S PATENT stamp within engraved banner & flags, cannon engraved to lhs of action, similar crossed cannon motif to lhs; action indexing crisply, strong springs & sears; metalwork with sharp profiles; one burred screw to top strap; smooth walnut grip panels present exc. only a few scattered handling mark; overall in vg. wo & vg.+ cond. S/N14Y. Pre 1900 L/R A superb example considering its age