ALL MATCHNG NUMBERS**MINT BORE**C1870’s J.P Lower Denver Colorado USA .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Barrel, Removable Extractor Rod & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 21391 .32 Revolver

**ALL MATCHNG NUMBERS**MINT BORE**C1870’s J.P Lower Denver Colorado USA .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Barrel, Removable Extractor Rod & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 21391 - 21391

Born in 1833 to a Philadelphia carpenter, John Pray Lower soon developed a much keener interest in firearms than carpentry. At 13 he began an apprenticeship with J.C. Grubb, a blacksmith turned gun dealer and trader, and by age 20 Lower had become a master gunsmith with all the known arms of the day. After Grubb sent Lower on the road Lower developed connections with every known firearms manufactory in the country. His travels as a gun salesman took him abroad and through the States (he avoided the draft during the Civil War, obtaining an appointment to an artillery unit at Fort Barry, Va., in 1863). On one of his trips to the West he met Indian fighter turned gunsmith Carlos Gove and they formed a brief partnership. In 1872 Lower brought his family to Denver and three years later bought out the gun shop of brothers Frank and George Freund. At his Sportsman’s Depot, Lower primarily sold guns and ammunition but also fishing gear and camping supplies. He continued the practice he had started in the mid-1850s of stamping his name on most of the guns he sold. He was known as one of the best shots in Denver and had a private range behind his store. This is an excellent original JP Lower 6 shot .32 RF calibre single action revolver made C1870’s. The pistol’s metal work retains its original finish. It has original American Walnut grip which has just a few nibbles at the butT consistent with holster wear. The butt of the grip frame is numbered ‘2260’ which is repeated on the underside of the 5 “ octagonal barrel & cylinder. The underside of the barrel is fitted with original removable sprung steel extractor rod. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The top the cylinder frame is signed ‘J.P Lower’. The pistol measures 10 ¼” overall and has a brass blade fore sight, grooved cylinder frame rear sight and sheathed trigger. The pistol’s single action cocking & firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21391

£1,450.00