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SAVAGE REVOLVING FIREARMS COMPANY NAVY .36 CALIBER REVOLVER – CIVIL WAR PRODUCTION – SCARCE MODEL RELIC – CYLINDER RETAINS ALL SIX LOADS:  Recently found in an old Texas collection, this Savage Revolving Firearms Company .36 caliber Navy Revolver has survived years of exposure fully intact with the exception of the loading lever and the wooden grips.  Produced in limited numbers from 1861 through the mid-1860’s, the majority of these Savage Navy Revolvers were manufactured under government contract, purchased by both the US Army and Navy – the “Navy” designation referring to the caliber and size of the revolver, rather than a specific reference to the branch of service to which it was issued.  With a much lower production that the more commonly encountered Colt and Remington revolvers of the period, this relic Savage Revolver is indeed a scarce offering.   

Of special value in a relic, all six chambers of the cylinder still retain the original loads.   

With the exception of the loading lever, all of the metal components are present with no missing or broken pieces, and the while the cylinder will not rotate, the hammer and trigger mechanism still functions, allowing the hammer to be cocked with the ringed lever inside the trigger guard, and “fired” by depressing the small trigger at the top of the same lever.  The handle of the loading lever is gone, but the rammer head is still present within the front of the frame and barrel swell. 

The serial number is still legible on the side of the grip frame, and the Savage Company patent information and dates are legible on the top of the frame.   

While any relic Civil War revolver is actively sought by many collectors today, those which still retain the original loads are particularly favored, as the loaded cylinder may well indicate that they were lost in battle or during some confrontation or engagement.  Certainly this historic Savage Navy “was there” and it will make a very evocative addition to your collection.  SOLD

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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