RARE SMALL BORE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 1860. Cal. 22 RF. Blue & color case hardened, 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “22 CAL”. Ejector housing is 3rd type with half moon ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, is marked with matching SN. Cyl is also matching numbered. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Mounted with Rampant Colt & eagle 2-pc hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in 22 caliber with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips and shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on May 28, 1889 in a 1-gun shipment. There were only 107 of these rare revolvers produced by Colt 1875-1880 and were numbered in a special series with the 44 rimfire revolvers, which were all in the approx. serial range of 1-1800. This revolver appears to be one of the last produced. When the 44 RF revolvers stopped selling, Colt used the last rimfire frames and made 22 caliber revolvers out of them. These 22 caliber revolvers were not big sellers either and only this very few were produced. They were more of a novelty than something anyone would seriously use during that time frame. They are usually found in abused, poor condition, rarely with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered but appear to be orig to this revolver. Bbl retains 20-30% orig blue, mostly under & around the ejector housing with the balance a mottled gray/brown patina; ejector housing retains strong blue in the gullets with the outer radius a dark brown patina; frame is a dark brown patina with pitting around the forcing cone area; hammer retains strong case colors on the sides, turned dark on the edges; trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a brown patina; cyl is also a dark brown patina with a moderate drag line and fine pitting on front face. Grips are sound with a few scratches on bottom right edge and show light to moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and sharp rifling. 4-50682 JR106 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1187

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1187	$28,750.00	RARE SMALL BORE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 1860. Cal. 22 RF. Blue & color case hardened, 7-1/2″ bbl, altered front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “22 CAL”. Ejector housing is 3rd type with half moon ejector rod head. Bottom of bbl, under ejector housing, is marked with matching SN. Cyl is also matching numbered. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Mounted with Rampant Colt & eagle 2-pc hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in 22 caliber with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips and shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on May 28, 1889 in a 1-gun shipment. There were only 107 of these rare revolvers produced by Colt 1875-1880 and were numbered in a special series with the 44 rimfire revolvers, which were all in the approx. serial range of 1-1800. This revolver appears to be one of the last produced. When the 44 RF revolvers stopped selling, Colt used the last rimfire frames and made 22 caliber revolvers out of them. These 22 caliber revolvers were not big sellers either and only this very few were produced. They were more of a novelty than something anyone would seriously use during that time frame. They are usually found in abused, poor condition, rarely with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered but appear to be orig to this revolver. Bbl retains 20-30% orig blue, mostly under & around the ejector housing with the balance a mottled gray/brown patina; ejector housing retains strong blue in the gullets with the outer radius a dark brown patina; frame is a dark brown patina with pitting around the forcing cone area; hammer retains strong case colors on the sides, turned dark on the edges; trigger guard & back strap retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a brown patina; cyl is also a dark brown patina with a moderate drag line and fine pitting on front face. Grips are sound with a few scratches on bottom right edge and show light to moderate wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with good shine and sharp rifling. 4-50682 JR106 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1187 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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 SMALL BORE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.