*RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SN 198011. Cal. .45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight & 1-line Hartford address. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Cylinder has last two digits of matching SN on rear face. Mounted with 2-pc pearl grips that have a deep relief carved ox head on right side that has ruby red eyes. Revolver is beautifully engraved by Cuno Helfricht with about C coverage foliate arabesque patterns that have fine pearled background. Top strap, front frame gullets & rear edge of cyl are engraved with snake & dot patterns. Left recoil shield & loading gate are engraved in flower/sunburst patterns with a light sunburst pattern at top of backstrap. Foliate arabesque patterns extend up sides of the bbl with a foliate spray forward of the address. Top gullet of ejector housing is engraved in a zigzag snake pattern. Cyl has Mr. Helfricht’s typical foliate patterns on lands between flutes. Backstrap & buttstrap are engraved in geometric patterns & trigger bow has a large hunters star. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber .45 with nickel finish, 5-1/2″ bbl, type of stocks not listed and factory engraved, shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on August 6, 1900 in a shipment of three same-type revolvers. This revolver was purchased when most business was still being conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy and carrying a sidearm was a daily way of life. Most of these revolvers saw hard service and are frequently found with little or no finish, showing hard use. This exact gun is pictured on full page page 430 of R. L Wilson’s The Colt Engraving Book Volume One Finding one today with such high orig finish is a great rarity. CONDITION: Extremely fine+, all matching. Overall retains 97-98% crisp orig nickel with slight holster wear on left muzzle edge & tip of ejector housing, with some minor flaking on ejector housing. Frontstrap & heel of backstrap also show light flaking. Cylinder retains about 98% crisp orig nickel with one small area of fine flaking. Hammer retains most of its orig nickel & screws most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-48065 JR230 (55,000-65,000) – Lot 1268

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1268	$80,500.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 198011. Cal. .45 Colt. Nickel finish with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight & 1-line Hartford address. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in a circle. Cylinder has last two digits of matching SN on rear face. Mounted with 2-pc pearl grips that have a deep relief carved ox head on right side that has ruby red eyes. Revolver is beautifully engraved by Cuno Helfricht with about C coverage foliate arabesque patterns that have fine pearled background. Top strap, front frame gullets & rear edge of cyl are engraved with snake & dot patterns. Left recoil shield & loading gate are engraved in flower/sunburst patterns with a light sunburst pattern at top of backstrap. Foliate arabesque patterns extend up sides of the bbl with a foliate spray forward of the address. Top gullet of ejector housing is engraved in a zigzag snake pattern. Cyl has Mr. Helfricht’s typical foliate patterns on lands between flutes. Backstrap & buttstrap are engraved in geometric patterns & trigger bow has a large hunters star. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in caliber .45 with nickel finish, 5-1/2″ bbl, type of stocks not listed and factory engraved, shipped to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York, NY on August 6, 1900 in a shipment of three same-type revolvers. This revolver was purchased when most business was still being conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy and carrying a sidearm was a daily way of life. Most of these revolvers saw hard service and are frequently found with little or no finish, showing hard use. This exact gun is pictured on full page page 430 of R. L Wilson’s The Colt Engraving Book Volume One* Finding one today with such high orig finish is a great rarity. CONDITION: Extremely fine+, all matching. Overall retains 97-98% crisp orig nickel with slight holster wear on left muzzle edge & tip of ejector housing, with some minor flaking on ejector housing. Frontstrap & heel of backstrap also show light flaking. Cylinder retains about 98% crisp orig nickel with one small area of fine flaking. Hammer retains most of its orig nickel & screws most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-48065 JR230 (55,000-65,000) – Lot 1268 \| Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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 FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.