RARE, INSCRIBED, SPRINGFIELD ARMS "NAVY MODEL", DOUBLE TRIGGER REVOLVER. ONLY 125 OF THESE MANUFACTURED! .36 CALIBER PERCUSSION. LOW SERIAL #108. THIS LARGE 12" OVERALL EARLY REVOLVER UNDOUBTEDLY SAW CIVIL WAR SERVICE. A LENGTHY COMPLETELY AUTHENTIC SCRIPT INSCRIPTION EXTENDS FULL LENGTH OF BACKSTRAP AND THE UNDERSIDE OF BUTT. THE INSCRIPTION SHOWS WEAR, IS WEAK ON THE BACKSTRAP, BUT IS ALL THERE. BACKSTRAP READS "SERG'T JAMES PACKER CO. E 13TH", WITH UNDERSIDE OF BUTT "N.Y.S.M.". 6" ROUND BARREL MARKED "SPRINGFIELD ARMS COMPANY" ON TOP, LEFT FRAME MARKED "WARNER'S PATENT". OVERALL LIGHT-MEDIUM AGE BROWN PATINA, SHOWING SMOOTH WEAR AND USE, SOME SMALL PATCHES MINOR PITTING. METAL VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. MARKINGS ARE LIGHT, SHOWING WEAR CONSISTENT WITH THE METAL, BUT ARE ALL VISIBLE. MECHANICALLY EXCELLENT. ORIGINAL LOADING LEVER WITH PLUNGER ENTIRELY INTACT. TWO PIECE WALNUT GRIPS SHOWING WEAR CONSISTENT WITH METAL, SLIGHT ROUNDING AT EDGES OF BUTT, VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT, SOME VERY LIGHT BRUISES. A LARGE, HEAVY WEIGHT HANDGUN WITH VERY FEW EXAMPLES KNOW. SOME PAPERWORK ON SERGEANT PACKER, ALONG WITH THE 13TH NEW YORK STATE MILITIA ACCOMPANIES. THIS PIECE REPRESENTS AN ULTIMATE FIND FOR THE ADVANCED COLLECTOR.
