RARE KEITH LONG RANGE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 134626. Cal. .44 Special. All blue finish with 5-3/8″ bbl that has 1-line address & dual caliber “Russian and S&W Special” markings on left side. Top strap has been altered by Neal Houchins to flat top style which extends out over the hammer slot and has a dovetailed, Keith Long Range 3-leaf sight that has one standing & two folding leaves. Front sight is mounted to a sleeve with serrated back edge and is Partridge style 1/8″ wide. Top flat of frame is engraved “KEITH LONG RANGE COLT”. Left side of frame is engraved “AUG. 23-1928” and right side of frame “OCT. 24-1929”. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Backstrap is engraved “Theodore Roosevelt” and buttstrap “NORTH DAKOTA”. Mounted with a rare, raised carved & checkered 1-pc rosewood grip. Hammer is customized with the addition of a checkered Bisley spur and it has a custom, serrated wide trigger. It also has a custom base pin with very large serrated head and the retaining screw in the frame has a large head with coin slot and reeded edge. Hammer screw is replaced with a long stud that has a mushroom head for use in the Thompson quick draw rig being sold elsewhere in this auction. This feature very closely resembles the orig 19th century Bridgeport rig. This revolver is a composite of an 1890 frame with a more modern bbl & cyl. Trigger guard & backstrap had their SNs obliterated during the refinish process. Accompanied by a hand-printed manila tag which states that this revolver is “Theodore Roosevelt’s gun / his name engraved on / back stap (sic) / Philadelphia Pawn Shop / $5.00”. This revolver is pictured in Mr. Keith’s book Six Guns on p. 103. Caption for this picture states that the 1-pc rosewood grip was by Pachmayr. No indication as to what the two engraved dates on the frame represent. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains 96-98% strong custom blue with only light muzzle & sharp edge wear. Cyl retains about 99% fine blue. Hammer retains strong case colors & trigger jeweling on the edges. Grip is sound showing very light diamond point wear & retains about all of its fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-47995 JR247 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1007

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1007	$14,950.00	RARE KEITH LONG RANGE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 134626. Cal. .44 Special. All blue finish with 5-3/8″ bbl that has 1-line address & dual caliber “Russian and S&W Special” markings on left side. Top strap has been altered by Neal Houchins to flat top style which extends out over the hammer slot and has a dovetailed, Keith Long Range 3-leaf sight that has one standing & two folding leaves. Front sight is mounted to a sleeve with serrated back edge and is Partridge style 1/8″ wide. Top flat of frame is engraved “KEITH LONG RANGE COLT”. Left side of frame is engraved “AUG. 23-1928” and right side of frame “OCT. 24-1929”. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Backstrap is engraved “Theodore Roosevelt” and buttstrap “NORTH DAKOTA”. Mounted with a rare, raised carved & checkered 1-pc rosewood grip. Hammer is customized with the addition of a checkered Bisley spur and it has a custom, serrated wide trigger. It also has a custom base pin with very large serrated head and the retaining screw in the frame has a large head with coin slot and reeded edge. Hammer screw is replaced with a long stud that has a mushroom head for use in the Thompson quick draw rig being sold elsewhere in this auction. This feature very closely resembles the orig 19th century Bridgeport rig. This revolver is a composite of an 1890 frame with a more modern bbl & cyl. Trigger guard & backstrap had their SNs obliterated during the refinish process. Accompanied by a hand-printed manila tag which states that this revolver is “Theodore Roosevelt’s gun / his name engraved on / back stap (sic) / Philadelphia Pawn Shop / $5.00”. This revolver is pictured in Mr. Keith’s book Six Guns on p. 103. Caption for this picture states that the 1-pc rosewood grip was by Pachmayr. No indication as to what the two engraved dates on the frame represent. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains 96-98% strong custom blue with only light muzzle & sharp edge wear. Cyl retains about 99% fine blue. Hammer retains strong case colors & trigger jeweling on the edges. Grip is sound showing very light diamond point wear & retains about all of its fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-47995 JR247 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1007 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE KEITH LONG RANGE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.