FINE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

FINE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 92096. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with clear, fully legible etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl is marked with a tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web is marked “44 CF”. It is mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has 2 matching numbers “96” legible in the backstrap channel. Revolver has 3rd type ejector housing with half-moon ejector rod head. Backstrap is engraved in block letters “J. FITCH.”. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal 44-40 with bbl length and type of stocks not listed, nickel finish and shipped to Hartley & Graham, NY, NY, on June 14,1883 in a shipment of 200 same type firearms. Given that this revolver was shipped in 1883, which was the height of a great Manifest Destiny westward expansion in America, it is very likely that this revolver would have been used probably by a lawman or an outlaw as it is unlikely that an ordinary cowboy would have gone to the extra expense of the nickel finish. Regardless, it is rare to find a single action Colt from this era with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 75-80% strong orig nickel with a clear, legible etched panel; ejector housing retains about 60% orig nickel; frame retains about 60% orig nickel, lightly cleaned on top strap and right front side; trigger guard and backstrap retain most of their orig nickel with nicks and dings on buttstrap and corresponding spots on the bottom edges of grip; cyl retains about 40% orig nickel with the balance flaked to metal patina; trigger guard retains about all of its strong orig nickel and backstrap/buttstrap about 80% orig nickel; grip is sound with the aforementioned nicks and dings on bottom edges and overall retains a hand worn patina; mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with scattered light pitting; hammer spring is a replacement. 4-47550 (10,000-12,000)

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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	2068	$9,200.00	FINE COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 92096. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address with clear, fully legible etched panel “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” on left side. Bottom of bbl is marked with a tiny “44” just forward of base pin. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web is marked “44 CF”. It is mounted with a 1-pc walnut grip that has 2 matching numbers “96” legible in the backstrap channel. Revolver has 3rd type ejector housing with half-moon ejector rod head. Backstrap is engraved in block letters “J. FITCH.”. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which identifies this revolver in cal 44-40 with bbl length and type of stocks not listed, nickel finish and shipped to Hartley & Graham, NY, NY, on June 14,1883 in a shipment of 200 same type firearms. Given that this revolver was shipped in 1883, which was the height of a great Manifest Destiny westward expansion in America, it is very likely that this revolver would have been used probably by a lawman or an outlaw as it is unlikely that an ordinary cowboy would have gone to the extra expense of the nickel finish. Regardless, it is rare to find a single action Colt from this era with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 75-80% strong orig nickel with a clear, legible etched panel; ejector housing retains about 60% orig nickel; frame retains about 60% orig nickel, lightly cleaned on top strap and right front side; trigger guard and backstrap retain most of their orig nickel with nicks and dings on buttstrap and corresponding spots on the bottom edges of grip; cyl retains about 40% orig nickel with the balance flaked to metal patina; trigger guard retains about all of its strong orig nickel and backstrap/buttstrap about 80% orig nickel; grip is sound with the aforementioned nicks and dings on bottom edges and overall retains a hand worn patina; mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with scattered light pitting; hammer spring is a replacement. 4-47550 (10,000-12,000) 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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