SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 110302. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address. Left side of bbl has “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 C.F.”. Mounted with smooth, 2-pc, pearl grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44-40, with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel finish and rubber grips, shipped to Shoverling, Daly & Gales, NY, NY. on Jul. 30, 1886 in a 3-gun shipment. Shoverling, Daly & Gales were New York distributors of Colt products throughout the western United States, South & Central America. It is very likely that this revolver was carried on the American frontier as a companion piece to someone’s Winchester rifle. It was produced at a time when the west was still wild and the Indian wars were still in progress. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. Etched panel shows considerable wear, but is completely legible; bbl retains traces of orig nickel showing muzzle edge holster wear on the left side & tip of ejector housing; ejector housing retains about 60% orig nickel; frame retains about 60% orig nickel primarily on right side with the left side a gray metal patina; trigger guard and backstrap retain traces of orig nickel, being mostly a gray/brown patina; cyl retains about 40% orig nickel with the balance a gray/brown patina; grips have a chipped right heel and another chip on the frame at the right side with an age line through the right grip escutcheon and another on the left side, otherwise are sound, showing great fire. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting. Base pin is a modern reproduction. 4-50510 JR421 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1243

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
	1243	$2,875.00	SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 110302. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address. Left side of bbl has “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 C.F.”. Mounted with smooth, 2-pc, pearl grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44-40, with 4-3/4″ bbl, nickel finish and rubber grips, shipped to Shoverling, Daly & Gales, NY, NY. on Jul. 30, 1886 in a 3-gun shipment. Shoverling, Daly & Gales were New York distributors of Colt products throughout the western United States, South & Central America. It is very likely that this revolver was carried on the American frontier as a companion piece to someone’s Winchester rifle. It was produced at a time when the west was still wild and the Indian wars were still in progress. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good. Etched panel shows considerable wear, but is completely legible; bbl retains traces of orig nickel showing muzzle edge holster wear on the left side & tip of ejector housing; ejector housing retains about 60% orig nickel; frame retains about 60% orig nickel primarily on right side with the left side a gray metal patina; trigger guard and backstrap retain traces of orig nickel, being mostly a gray/brown patina; cyl retains about 40% orig nickel with the balance a gray/brown patina; grips have a chipped right heel and another chip on the frame at the right side with an age line through the right grip escutcheon and another on the left side, otherwise are sound, showing great fire. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate pitting. Base pin is a modern reproduction. 4-50510 JR421 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1243 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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SCARCE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.