RARE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY RICHARDS CONVERSION REVOLVER.

SN 21126/621. Cal. 44 Colt CF. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. Left side of bbl lug is marked with a tiny “US”. Left side of frame is marked with “COLTS PATENT” and appears to have been re-stamped during the conversion & finishing process. Conversion is 2nd type with mixed SNs, all of which are accompanied by the conversion number “621”, which also appears on the bottom of the ejector lug, in two places on the bottom of the bbl lug, on the wedge, cyl arbor, frame, trigger guard, butt strap & cylinder. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with SN “2356” in the back strap channel. Left side of the grip has a crisp “OWA” (Orville W. Ainsworth) cartouche. There are also small “A” inspector initials on various parts. Frame is 4-screw type cut for shoulder stock with rnd head hammer screw and short fourth screw. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were only about 1,200 of these revolvers converted at Springfield Armory with two different numbering systems. The first system had the conversion number accompanied by an “A” and the second series omitted the letter. These are the first military issued cartridge firearms and almost universally saw extensive hard service and are almost never found with any orig finish. This may be the finest example of its type extant. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching as noted above. Bbl retains 65-70% strong arsenal blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a light patina; frame, conversion ring, loading gate & hammer retain about 95-96% strong arsenal case colors, lightly faded on the loading gate and left recoil shield; cylinder retains about 95% thinning blue, shows very little, if any, use and shows about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking; trigger guard retains traces of silver plate and the back strap about 95-96% strong arsenal blue. Grip has a few small nicks in the edge with a few light dings in the left side and retains about 90% orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few small spots of pitting. A truly rare example of its type. 4-51134 JR136 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2058

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
	2058	$36,800.00	RARE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY RICHARDS CONVERSION REVOLVER. SN 21126/621. Cal. 44 Colt CF. Blue & color case hardened with 8″ rnd bbl, German silver front sight and 1-line address. Left side of bbl lug is marked with a tiny “US”. Left side of frame is marked with “COLTS PATENT” and appears to have been re-stamped during the conversion & finishing process. Conversion is 2nd type with mixed SNs, all of which are accompanied by the conversion number “621”, which also appears on the bottom of the ejector lug, in two places on the bottom of the bbl lug, on the wedge, cyl arbor, frame, trigger guard, butt strap & cylinder. The silver plated brass trigger guard and blued steel back strap contain a 1-pc walnut grip with SN “2356” in the back strap channel. Left side of the grip has a crisp “OWA” (Orville W. Ainsworth) cartouche. There are also small “A” inspector initials on various parts. Frame is 4-screw type cut for shoulder stock with rnd head hammer screw and short fourth screw. According to The Book of Colt Firearms, Wilson, there were only about 1,200 of these revolvers converted at Springfield Armory with two different numbering systems. The first system had the conversion number accompanied by an “A” and the second series omitted the letter. These are the first military issued cartridge firearms and almost universally saw extensive hard service and are almost never found with any orig finish. This may be the finest example of its type extant. PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching as noted above. Bbl retains 65-70% strong arsenal blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a light patina; frame, conversion ring, loading gate & hammer retain about 95-96% strong arsenal case colors, lightly faded on the loading gate and left recoil shield; cylinder retains about 95% thinning blue, shows very little, if any, use and shows about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene roll marking; trigger guard retains traces of silver plate and the back strap about 95-96% strong arsenal blue. Grip has a few small nicks in the edge with a few light dings in the left side and retains about 90% orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few small spots of pitting. A truly rare example of its type. 4-51134 JR136 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2058 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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RARE MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY RICHARDS CONVERSION REVOLVER.