The Rock Island Auction Company had a write up on the pistol.
It was sold in Lot 3187, but I didn't find out for how much.
The case in inscribed with "A. V. H. Ellis/Colonel 124th Regt./N.Y.V." on three lines on the left side of the frame.
The revolver was complete and in a four compartment English-style oak case with green lining. The case contains a wooden cleaning rod with steel tip, a full box of Winchester .32 Short cartridges and a steel screw-driver with ebony handle.
I would like too know the history of this pistol. It shows minimum handling and wear and wasn't fired, so it is unlikely this was the one he used in battle. Perhaps he received it when he became the colonel of the regiment and left it at home. Since he was killed at Gettysburg, perhaps his family was presented it by his men or the state.
What happened to it after the war? Did a family member hold on to it and a descendant needing money?
That Pistol's Git a Story to Tell. --B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
