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GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER CASED REVOLVER,

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER CASED REVOLVER,

DR. LAWRENCE FROST & LT. COL. CHARLES A. CUSTER SIGNED PROVENANCE. Cal. 12mm. NSN. Unique large bore pinfire made in style of “bulldog” that Custer was noted to have liked better than Colt army revolvers. 10" Overall, bbl. 3.5" marked “CALDERWOOD & SON”, small British proofs found on cylinder on each chamber & bbl. Fine checkered ebonized grips, double action. Fine English mahogany casing w/ shield shaped plaque engraved in script “GAC” & described and drawn by Dr. Frost on verso of signed card.
This is one of the few firearms in private hands w/ documentation direct to General George Armstrong Custer. Dr. Lawrence Frost was leading collector of all things Custer. He started collecting in 1930s & most of his collection came from Custer’s closest relatives descended from the Nevin Custer, George’s youngest brother & only sibling to have children. Frost’s neighbors included Col. Brice Custer who, along w/ Col. Charles A. Custer who sold this gun to Frost in 1956 on same date he purchased the Custer guidon made by Libby Custer which sold in public auction for over $900,000. Custer was a collector of guns as we all know & several pictured in photos he used or owned including guns shown on walls of his home at Ft. Abraham Lincoln. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: signed card along w/ bill of sale from Col. Charles A. Custer. CONDITION: very good to fine overall, sound & complete. Crisp markings w/ strong traces of blue & case colors Mechanically sound w/ crisp rifled bore. Casing is matching very good condition, retaining a few cartridges in fitted wood block. (01-20120/JS). ANTIQUE. $20,000-30,000.