.36 caliber, 7" octagonal barrel, S/N 1066, Silver-flashed rounded brass frame, blued twisted iron cylinder and loading lever, steel barrel. Hammer was case colored or case hardened with finish. Bright blued trigger. Walnut grips. No markings. Serial numbers on the bottom of barrel near the frame, top flat of loading lever, bottom of the brass frame. Also penciled on the reverse of the grip. The complete history of the Spiller and Burr revolver remains to be written. The company first began production in Richmond, Virginia in 1862, but soon moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where a total of about 742 revolvers were manufactured. At the purchase of the company by the Confederate Government in January, 1864, the company moved again, this time to Macon, Georgia. About 689 Spiller and Burr's were apparently made at the Macon Armory. Serial number 1066 is an outstanding example of the so-called "rounded frame Spiller and Burr. Three of these are known to exist, two of which were owned by Cliff Young While Cliff retained extensive notes for each firearm in his collection, we could find no indication from whom or when he acquired this Spiller and Burr. Provenance: M. Clifford Young Collection Literature: Norman, Mathew, "Colonel Burton's Spiller & Burr Revolver", Mercer University Press, Macon, GA (1996). Condition: Barrel retains most of the bright original blue finish. A little wear to high lines and some thinning on both sides of the barrel. Polished crown. Cylinder retains most all of the original blue finish. Just a very light hint of a line going through the cylinder stops. Loading lever retains all of the original bright blue finish. With mint markings of the serial numbers on the bottom of the lever. Hammer retains most of the case colors just lightly muted. Frame has a very nice untouched patina blending with traces of silver wash, which has turned black. The grips are very good retaining most of the original varnished finish. Some nicks and a small chip out of the bottom grip. The bore and cylinder is mint inside. This revolver is in outstanding condition.
.36 caliber, 7" octagonal barrel, S/N 1066, Silver-flashed rounded brass frame, blued twisted iron cylinder and loading lever, steel barrel. Hammer was case colored or case hardened with finish. Bright blued trigger. Walnut grips. No markings. Serial numbers on the bottom of barrel near the frame, top flat of loading lever, bottom of the brass frame. Also penciled on the reverse of the grip. The complete history of the Spiller and Burr revolver remains to be written. The company first began production in Richmond, Virginia in 1862, but soon moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where a total of about 742 revolvers were manufactured. At the purchase of the company by the Confederate Government in January, 1864, the company moved again, this time to Macon, Georgia. About 689 Spiller and Burr's were apparently made at the Macon Armory. Serial number 1066 is an outstanding example of the so-called "rounded frame Spiller and Burr. Three of these are known to exist, two of which were owned by Cliff Young While Cliff retained extensive notes for each firearm in his collection, we could find no indication from whom or when he acquired this Spiller and Burr. Provenance: M. Clifford Young Collection Literature: Norman, Mathew, "Colonel Burton's Spiller & Burr Revolver", Mercer University Press, Macon, GA (1996). Condition: Barrel retains most of the bright original blue finish. A little wear to high lines and some thinning on both sides of the barrel. Polished crown. Cylinder retains most all of the original blue finish. Just a very light hint of a line going through the cylinder stops. Loading lever retains all of the original bright blue finish. With mint markings of the serial numbers on the bottom of the lever. Hammer retains most of the case colors just lightly muted. Frame has a very nice untouched patina blending with traces of silver wash, which has turned black. The grips are very good retaining most of the original varnished finish. Some nicks and a small chip out of the bottom grip. The bore and cylinder is mint inside. This revolver is in outstanding condition.
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