COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 150774. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marking on left side. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44 under the base pin. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Screws are fire-blued. Mounted with smooth, 2-pc pearl grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 7-1/2” bbl, nickel finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago, IL on April 14, 1893 in a 3-gun shipment. It seems likely that this revolver would have gone mail order to a cowboy, rancher or lawman somewhere in the west. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 85% bright orig nickel with the exposed areas a gray metal patina; frame & hammer retain about 90% bright orig nickel with wear on recoil shield & loading gate with a cleaned area on the top strap and fine pitting in the forcing cone area; trigger guard & back strap retain about 80% orig nickel; cyl retains about 95% orig nickel with some minor flaking in one area on the side and around front edge. Grips have a couple of minor chips, otherwise are sound and show tremendous fire and great iridescent colors, a truly beautiful set of grips. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with fine pitting. 4-50536 JR349 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1228

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
	1228	$4,600.00	COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 150774. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address with “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” roll marking on left side. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44 under the base pin. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Screws are fire-blued. Mounted with smooth, 2-pc pearl grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber 44-40 with 7-1/2” bbl, nickel finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago, IL on April 14, 1893 in a 3-gun shipment. It seems likely that this revolver would have gone mail order to a cowboy, rancher or lawman somewhere in the west. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 85% bright orig nickel with the exposed areas a gray metal patina; frame & hammer retain about 90% bright orig nickel with wear on recoil shield & loading gate with a cleaned area on the top strap and fine pitting in the forcing cone area; trigger guard & back strap retain about 80% orig nickel; cyl retains about 95% orig nickel with some minor flaking in one area on the side and around front edge. Grips have a couple of minor chips, otherwise are sound and show tremendous fire and great iridescent colors, a truly beautiful set of grips. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bore with fine pitting. 4-50536 JR349 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1228 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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COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.