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2052
$20,125.00

*FINE WILBUR GLAHN ENGRAVED COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 350108. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Silver finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with roll marking on left side “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER 44-40”. Left side of frame has 2-line, 3-patent dates and rampant Colt. Mounted with 2-pc silver medallion ivory grips with raised carved ox head on right side. Right side of front & backstraps, under the grip, are marked with matching SNs and rear face of cyl has last two digits of matching SN. Revolver is engraved in Mr. Glahn’s distinctive style of intertwined foliate & floral patterns which also incorporate his distinctive “V” patterns. Frame has about 60% coverage with matching patterns extending up both sides of the bbl and on the outer radius of the ejector housing with a snake pattern in the top gullet. Backstrap, buttstrap & trigger guard are engraved to match. Cyl has matching patterns on the lands between the flutes and has a snake pattern around rear edge. This revolver will letter in caliber 44 with 4-3/4″ bbl, silver finish, Grade 2 engraving with ivory stocks, carved steer head motif, shipped to Richards & Conover, Kansas City, MO, Oct. 18, 1926. It appears that the screws & hammer may be nickel finish while the balance of the revolver is silver. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains about 95% strong orig silver finish showing holster wear on left muzzle edge of the bbl and tip of ejector housing; front face of cyl has lost most of its silver; front & back straps have some light pimpling. Grips have several age lines, show light wear and retain a fine ivory patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with fine frosty pitting. 4-48784 JR348 (10,000-20,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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