COLT ARTILLERY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

COLT ARTILLERY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 35012. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, slightly thinned front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S.”. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits “2360” or possibly “2368” in backstrap channel. Frame is marked with the “J.T.C.” (John T. Cleveland) sub-inspector initials and is numbered “35012”. Buttstrap is not inspected and has SN “54475”. Cyl is Ainsworth inspected and has last four digits “0370” on the outer diameter. Bbl is numbered “4297” and is “DFC” (David F. Clark) inspected. The most interesting part is the trigger guard which is Ainsworth inspected and has the full SN “4863”. This trigger guard was from Lot 5 which was for 1,000 Cavalry revolvers in the serial range 4500-5504, from which 755 revolvers were issued to the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. Custer in the second quarter of 1874. The other 250 or so revolvers were issued to the 1st Cavalry, another historic fighting Cavalry regiment. Odds are very that this trigger guard was on a revolver that fought at the Little Big Horn. CONDITION: Fine, mixed numbers as noted. Bbl retains about 85-88% glossy Colt blue with feathers on both sides of front sight and upper side of the ejector housing stud; frame retains strong case colors in the most sheltered areas with smoky case colors and silvery patina elsewhere; hammer retains smoky case colors turned silver on top & back edges; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes at about 60% thin orig blue on outer diameter; trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of blue, being mostly a silver/gray patina; ejector housing retains strong blue in the gullets, thin & turning silver on outer radius. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear, having been cleaned & re-oiled and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-48787 JR344 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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
	2035	$6,900.00	COLT ARTILLERY SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 35012. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, slightly thinned front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and a small “U.S.”. Mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has last four digits “2360” or possibly “2368” in backstrap channel. Frame is marked with the “J.T.C.” (John T. Cleveland) sub-inspector initials and is numbered “35012”. Buttstrap is not inspected and has SN “54475”. Cyl is Ainsworth inspected and has last four digits “0370” on the outer diameter. Bbl is numbered “4297” and is “DFC” (David F. Clark) inspected. The most interesting part is the trigger guard which is Ainsworth inspected and has the full SN “4863”. This trigger guard was from Lot 5 which was for 1,000 Cavalry revolvers in the serial range 4500-5504, from which 755 revolvers were issued to the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. Custer in the second quarter of 1874. The other 250 or so revolvers were issued to the 1st Cavalry, another historic fighting Cavalry regiment. Odds are very that this trigger guard was on a revolver that fought at the Little Big Horn. CONDITION: Fine, mixed numbers as noted. Bbl retains about 85-88% glossy Colt blue with feathers on both sides of front sight and upper side of the ejector housing stud; frame retains strong case colors in the most sheltered areas with smoky case colors and silvery patina elsewhere; hammer retains smoky case colors turned silver on top & back edges; cyl retains strong blue in the flutes at about 60% thin orig blue on outer diameter; trigger guard & backstrap retain traces of blue, being mostly a silver/gray patina; ejector housing retains strong blue in the gullets, thin & turning silver on outer radius. Grip is sound showing moderate to heavy wear, having been cleaned & re-oiled and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-48787 JR344 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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