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Large frame DA revolver, .44 cal., 4-1/2” barrel, left side of frame marked with desirable “Shreve

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:450.00 USD
Large frame DA revolver, .44 cal., 4-1/2”  barrel, left side of frame marked with  desirable “Shreve
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Large frame DA revolver, .44 cal., 4-1/2” barrel, left side of frame marked with desirable “Shreve & Wolf, San Francisco” agent stamping, cast deluxe molded black hard rubber grips, #NVSN. This gun is in overallgood condition showing an old cleaning to metal surfaces with scattered pin prick pitting, action is working but intermittent, dark bore, good markings including “CALIFORNIA BULL-DOG” on top of frame, goodgrips with mythical figurehead at the top of each grip. Shreve & Wolf of San Francisco were a high end retailer of fine jewelry, etc. during the mid-to-late 1800s; very few firearms are found with their stampings andthis big Bull Dog would have been a powerful deterrent to the criminal element in the City by the Bay. Est.: $900-$1,800.