RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.

SN 128521. Cal. 32-44. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Bottom of bbl, under base pin has a tiny “32”. Flat top frame has a target sight in the top strap and 3-line patent dates on the left side. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “32 Cal”. Mounted with Rampant Colt / Eagle hard rubber grips that have last four digits of matching serial number in pencil inside the right grip. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 32-44 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and rubber grips, shipped to E.W. Vine, address not available on June 17, 1889 in a one gun shipment. Remarks state “records also indicate this arm was shipped with S&W cartridge”. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only 914 flat top Single Actions produced, out of which only nine were in Cal. 32-44 which makes this an extremely rare Colt. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue, strong in sheltered areas with the loss areas flaked to a dark patina; frame retains 75-80% orig blue with flaking and a ding in the top strap; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with the outer diameter a blue/brown patina; trigger guard & back strap are mostly a plummy patina with strong blue in sheltered areas; grips are sound showing moderate wear and have turned chocolate. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-50760 JR330 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1208

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
	1208	$14,375.00	RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. SN 128521. Cal. 32-44. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, German silver target front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Bottom of bbl, under base pin has a tiny “32”. Flat top frame has a target sight in the top strap and 3-line patent dates on the left side. Left front web of trigger guard is marked “32 Cal”. Mounted with Rampant Colt / Eagle hard rubber grips that have last four digits of matching serial number in pencil inside the right grip. Base pin is orig type with dimpled ends. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in Cal. 32-44 with 7-1/2″ bbl, blue finish and rubber grips, shipped to E.W. Vine, address not available on June 17, 1889 in a one gun shipment. Remarks state “records also indicate this arm was shipped with S&W cartridge”. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, there were only 914 flat top Single Actions produced, out of which only nine were in Cal. 32-44 which makes this an extremely rare Colt. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains about 50% orig blue, strong in sheltered areas with the loss areas flaked to a dark patina; frame retains 75-80% orig blue with flaking and a ding in the top strap; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes with the outer diameter a blue/brown patina; trigger guard & back strap are mostly a plummy patina with strong blue in sheltered areas; grips are sound showing moderate wear and have turned chocolate. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-50760 JR330 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1208 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 COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER.