FABULOUS ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER.

FABULOUS ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 193702. Cal. .44. Nickel finish with 8” rnd bbl, German silver front sight with “New York U.S. America” address. It has usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It is engraved with full frame coverage Nimschke foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background with extensive patterns over bbl & around muzzle with dash & dot border around address. Cylinder has dash & dot borders around front & rear edges of raised area. Hammer has full coverage on both sides & top with wolf’s heads on either side of hammer nose. Backstrap has Nimschke’s trademark fan at top with scallop & dot border and a Moorish pattern at bottom which extends around to buttstrap. Trigger bow & trigger guard are engraved to match. It has beautiful 1-pc ivory grip with raised carved Mexican eagle in an oval on left side. This has all appearance of being by the master’s hand. Quite a number of these fine engraved Armys were ordered by or presented to Mexican dignitaries & high ranking military officers. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which is engraved to match but unnumbered. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with a few flakes in gullets on bbl lug. Cylinder retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig nickel with some fine pitting on face of hammer nose. Trigger guard retains about 50% orig nickel finish with a fine brass patina elsewhere. Backstrap & buttstrap retain about 95% strong orig nickel. Grip has a repairable crack on left side with numerous age lines and retains a fine golden mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-32333 JR457 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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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	2022	$25,300.00	FABULOUS ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. SN 193702. Cal. .44. Nickel finish with 8” rnd bbl, German silver front sight with “New York U.S. America” address. It has usual rebated 6-shot cylinder with “COLTS PATENT” on left side of frame. It is engraved with full frame coverage Nimschke foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background with extensive patterns over bbl & around muzzle with dash & dot border around address. Cylinder has dash & dot borders around front & rear edges of raised area. Hammer has full coverage on both sides & top with wolf’s heads on either side of hammer nose. Backstrap has Nimschke’s trademark fan at top with scallop & dot border and a Moorish pattern at bottom which extends around to buttstrap. Trigger bow & trigger guard are engraved to match. It has beautiful 1-pc ivory grip with raised carved Mexican eagle in an oval on left side. This has all appearance of being by the master’s hand. Quite a number of these fine engraved Armys were ordered by or presented to Mexican dignitaries & high ranking military officers. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except wedge which is engraved to match but unnumbered. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with a few flakes in gullets on bbl lug. Cylinder retains 95-97% strong orig nickel with about 98% Ormsby Naval battle scene. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig nickel with some fine pitting on face of hammer nose. Trigger guard retains about 50% orig nickel finish with a fine brass patina elsewhere. Backstrap & buttstrap retain about 95% strong orig nickel. Grip has a repairable crack on left side with numerous age lines and retains a fine golden mellow ivory patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-32333 JR457 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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