ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 111407. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 4-3/4″ bbl, slightly reduced front sight with 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates & left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CF”. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips & shipped to Hartley and Graham, NY, NY on Aug. 11, 1884 in a 15-gun shipment. Hartley & Graham were one of Colt’s major distributors, especially to the West & Southwest United States. It is likely that this revolver would have seen service on the American frontier. This revolver was produced in 1884 at a time when the West was still very wild, where virtually every man carried a side arm. These firearms were daily use tools, generally under harsh circumstances and frequently with little or no maintenance. They are rarely ever found with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. No orig finish remains, being an overall cleaned smooth gray metal patina; cylinder is matching patina. Right grip has a dressed nick in the heel, otherwise grips are sound showing heavy wear. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-50567 JR230 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1245

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
	1245	$2,990.00	ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 111407. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 4-3/4″ bbl, slightly reduced front sight with 2-line address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates & left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CF”. Mounted with Rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal. 44-40 with 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, rubber grips & shipped to Hartley and Graham, NY, NY on Aug. 11, 1884 in a 15-gun shipment. Hartley & Graham were one of Colt’s major distributors, especially to the West & Southwest United States. It is likely that this revolver would have seen service on the American frontier. This revolver was produced in 1884 at a time when the West was still very wild, where virtually every man carried a side arm. These firearms were daily use tools, generally under harsh circumstances and frequently with little or no maintenance. They are rarely ever found with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. No orig finish remains, being an overall cleaned smooth gray metal patina; cylinder is matching patina. Right grip has a dressed nick in the heel, otherwise grips are sound showing heavy wear. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine; strong bore with moderate to heavy pitting. 4-50567 JR230 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1245 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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ANTIQUE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.