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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 4, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Whitney Revolver, Second Model 4th Type, Identified to 2nd Lieutenant Daniel Webster Davis, 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia

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$1,230$1,000
Auction: Sale #3305M - 3305MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 04, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Whitney Revolver, Second Model 4th Type, Identified to 2nd Lieutenant Daniel Webster Davis, 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, c. 1862, .36 caliber, serial number 16832A, walnut grips with "DWD" carved on the left side, octagonal barrel marked on the top "E. WHITNEY/N. HAVEN," barrel lg. 7 1/2, overall lg. 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: The collection of Ron Tunison.

Note: Daniel Davis enlisted at Wenham, Massachusetts, on September 16, 1862, and mustered out of service on July 2, 1863.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Grips have some wear, no finish is left on the gun and it is a spotted gray color, and it functions properly.


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Keywords

Daniel Webster Davis, Ron Tunison, Whitney Revolver, Wenham