*EXTRAORDINARY HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED CALIFORNIA COMMEMORATIVE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

*EXTRAORDINARY HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED CALIFORNIA COMMEMORATIVE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN Frame #174SE55; Colt #SA71293. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with small letter 1-line address with serifs at each end. Frame has 3-line patent dates and is black powder style. Mounted with fine 1-pc ivory grip with gold Colt medallions, raised carved on left side with the California flag and on the right side with a raised carved grizzly bear inside a rope border. Revolver has complete, full coverage, spectacular intertwined foliate arabesque pattern engraving with gold wire border around the edges of the frame, outline of the hammer and flutes on the cylinder. Rear edge of the cylinder is inlaid with two gold bands that have scalloped border pattern in the middle. Bbl has a gold band at the muzzle and two gold bands at the frame with scallop border like the cylinder. Bbl address is outlined in gold wire with a silver fleur-de-lis at the front end and the model & caliber inlaid in gold on the left side. Frame has extraordinary gold & silver inlays consisting of the raised gold representation of the State of California with raised silver fleur-de-lis patterns around. Left top front of the frame is inlaid with a crossed gold shovel & pick surmounted by a silver gold pan with small nuggets inside. Loading gate is inlaid with multi-colored gold & silver gold scale. Top right front of the frame is inlaid with raised silver gold pokes, one of which is spilling out gold dust. Right side of bbl is inlaid in gold “THE GOLDEN STATE” with a dot & foliate pattern at each end. Trigger bow is engraved “EUREKA” with a gold wire outline and foliate gold patterns at the front end. Frame has had the orig Colt SN removed and replaced, in gold, with “174SE55”. Top of the back strap has a raised gold horse & rider with raised silver foliate border and a desert background scene. Back strap has full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch dot background and a raised gold hanged cowboy with silver hood over his head, hanging from a silver hangman’s rope. Entire back strap has a gold wire border. Butt strap is engraved to match with gold inlay “CALIFORNIA” in an arc over ” ’49ERS”, also with a gold wire outline. Left side of the back strap under the grip has the orig Colt SN which is “SA71293”. Left side of the front strap has the last three digits of this SN. Left side of the butt strap & front strap under the grip, at the toe, are engraved with the connected initials “HMD” for the late Howard M. Dove who was for many years a Colt Master Engraver. Frame, hammer, cylinder & bbl have complete full coverage extraordinary engraving, even in the flutes of the cylinder. The only area of the entire revolver not engraved or inlaid with gold is the upper portion of the front strap and a couple of small spots on the trigger bow. Screw heads are also engraved and the trigger & screws are fire blued. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Overall retains all of its fine custom finish. Remains unturned & unfired since engraving with bright blue and brilliant case colors. Grip is equally new with some slight soil on the bear. 4-36500 JR136 (12,500-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2166	$14,375.00	EXTRAORDINARY HOWARD DOVE ENGRAVED CALIFORNIA COMMEMORATIVE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN Frame #174SE55; Colt #SA71293. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with small letter 1-line address with serifs at each end. Frame has 3-line patent dates and is black powder style. Mounted with fine 1-pc ivory grip with gold Colt medallions, raised carved on left side with the California flag and on the right side with a raised carved grizzly bear inside a rope border. Revolver has complete, full coverage, spectacular intertwined foliate arabesque pattern engraving with gold wire border around the edges of the frame, outline of the hammer and flutes on the cylinder. Rear edge of the cylinder is inlaid with two gold bands that have scalloped border pattern in the middle. Bbl has a gold band at the muzzle and two gold bands at the frame with scallop border like the cylinder. Bbl address is outlined in gold wire with a silver fleur-de-lis at the front end and the model & caliber inlaid in gold on the left side. Frame has extraordinary gold & silver inlays consisting of the raised gold representation of the State of California with raised silver fleur-de-lis patterns around. Left top front of the frame is inlaid with a crossed gold shovel & pick surmounted by a silver gold pan with small nuggets inside. Loading gate is inlaid with multi-colored gold & silver gold scale. Top right front of the frame is inlaid with raised silver gold pokes, one of which is spilling out gold dust. Right side of bbl is inlaid in gold “THE GOLDEN STATE” with a dot & foliate pattern at each end. Trigger bow is engraved “EUREKA” with a gold wire outline and foliate gold patterns at the front end. Frame has had the orig Colt SN removed and replaced, in gold, with “174SE55”. Top of the back strap has a raised gold horse & rider with raised silver foliate border and a desert background scene. Back strap has full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving with punch dot background and a raised gold hanged cowboy with silver hood over his head, hanging from a silver hangman’s rope. Entire back strap has a gold wire border. Butt strap is engraved to match with gold inlay “CALIFORNIA” in an arc over ” ’49ERS”, also with a gold wire outline. Left side of the back strap under the grip has the orig Colt SN which is “SA71293”. Left side of the front strap has the last three digits of this SN. Left side of the butt strap & front strap under the grip, at the toe, are engraved with the connected initials “HMD” for the late Howard M. Dove who was for many years a Colt Master Engraver. Frame, hammer, cylinder & bbl have complete full coverage extraordinary engraving, even in the flutes of the cylinder. The only area of the entire revolver not engraved or inlaid with gold is the upper portion of the front strap and a couple of small spots on the trigger bow. Screw heads are also engraved and the trigger & screws are fire blued. PROVENANCE: Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Overall retains all of its fine custom finish. Remains unturned & unfired since engraving with bright blue and brilliant case colors. Grip is equally new with some slight soil on the bear. 4-36500 JR136 (12,500-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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