*RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 317022. Cal. 44 Russian/S&W. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl with rare Metford rifling, rectangular base target front sight and 1-line block letter address with cal. marking on left side. Frame is flat top style with fixed target sight. Left side of frame has the 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in the circle. Mounted with 2-piece Rampant Colt hard rubber grips that are numbered 351636 and have the initials “DJ scratched inside. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identified this revolver in cal. 44 S&W, with 7-1/2” bbl, blue finish, stocks not listed, and shipped to A.B. Cole, address unavailable on January 30, 1912 in a 1-gun shipment. An internet search disclosed that Alson B. Cole (1854-1916) was born in Indiana and in 1873 moved to Nebraska where he apparently worked on an inventions of or improvement on radio vacuum tubes and wrote a treatise on the Audion tube for receiving radio time signals. While this is not a positive identification of the owner, it is very likely given his location in the west that he was the purchaser of this revolver. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, Metford rifling was very popular in Great Britain and is found in only a few British Caliber Single Action Colts. CONDITION: Extremely fine, plus. Overall factory conditions, retains about 99% crisp, glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and very slight thinning to the recoil shield. Hammer retains about all of its very bright case colors, cylinder also retains about all of its brilliant blue and appears to be unfired. Grips are sound, showing very light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-49409 JR305 (27,500-37,500)

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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	2053	$0.00	RARE COLT FLAT TOP TARGET SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 317022. Cal. 44 Russian/S&W. All blue finish with 7-1/2″ bbl with rare Metford rifling, rectangular base target front sight and 1-line block letter address with cal. marking on left side. Frame is flat top style with fixed target sight. Left side of frame has the 2-line 3-patent dates and Rampant Colt in the circle. Mounted with 2-piece Rampant Colt hard rubber grips that are numbered 351636 and have the initials “DJ scratched inside. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identified this revolver in cal. 44 S&W, with 7-1/2” bbl, blue finish, stocks not listed, and shipped to A.B. Cole, address unavailable on January 30, 1912 in a 1-gun shipment. An internet search disclosed that Alson B. Cole (1854-1916) was born in Indiana and in 1873 moved to Nebraska where he apparently worked on an inventions of or improvement on radio vacuum tubes and wrote a treatise on the Audion tube for receiving radio time signals. While this is not a positive identification of the owner, it is very likely given his location in the west that he was the purchaser of this revolver. According to Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran, Metford rifling was very popular in Great Britain and is found in only a few British Caliber Single Action Colts. CONDITION: Extremely fine, plus. Overall factory conditions, retains about 99% crisp, glossy orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and very slight thinning to the recoil shield. Hammer retains about all of its very bright case colors, cylinder also retains about all of its brilliant blue and appears to be unfired. Grips are sound, showing very light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-49409 JR305 (27,500-37,500) 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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