EARLY CIVILIAN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 58439. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickle with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with varnished, 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. SN was observed in usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & butt strap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl and under ejector rod housing. Factory letter states this gun was shipped to Simmons Hardware in St Louis, MO October 7, 1880. This revolver was produced in 1880 during the period of the great westward expansion where Colt was king on the frontier. These revolvers usually saw hard & continuous service in every imaginable weather usually with limited or no maintenance and this specimen is one such survivor. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Strong traces of nickle are found on bbl, frame, backstrap and trigger guard. Hammer retains about 40% nickle. Balance of gun is brown/gray. Grip is sound and solid with about half its orig varnish with nicks, dings & scratches especially in butt where gun apparently was used as tack hammer. Gun appears orig with exception of cyl pin and several replaced screws in frame, backstrap and trigger guard. Mechanics function adequately but hammer binds on full cock, well defined rifling in bore. 4-50564 JS178 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1254

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
	1254	$3,162.50	EARLY CIVILIAN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 58439. Cal. 45 Colt. Nickle with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and caliber marking on left front web of trigger guard. Mounted with varnished, 1-pc walnut grip with last four digits of SN in back strap channel. SN was observed in usual places on bottom of frame, trigger guard & butt strap with last four digits of SN on bottom of bbl and under ejector rod housing. Factory letter states this gun was shipped to Simmons Hardware in St Louis, MO October 7, 1880. This revolver was produced in 1880 during the period of the great westward expansion where Colt was king on the frontier. These revolvers usually saw hard & continuous service in every imaginable weather usually with limited or no maintenance and this specimen is one such survivor. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Strong traces of nickle are found on bbl, frame, backstrap and trigger guard. Hammer retains about 40% nickle. Balance of gun is brown/gray. Grip is sound and solid with about half its orig varnish with nicks, dings & scratches especially in butt where gun apparently was used as tack hammer. Gun appears orig with exception of cyl pin and several replaced screws in frame, backstrap and trigger guard. Mechanics function adequately but hammer binds on full cock, well defined rifling in bore. 4-50564 JS178 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1254 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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EARLY CIVILIAN COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.