RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER.

RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER. SN 78278. Cal. 41 Colt. Nickel finish with 4-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with “COLT. D.A. 41″ in a ribbon on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with beautiful thick pearl grips with deep relief carved ox head on right side. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver, as found, in 41 caliber, 4-1/2” bbl, nickel finish, pearl grips, factory engraved and shipped to J. Petmecky, Austin, TX, on Sept. 11, 1898, in a shipment of two same type guns. A preliminary Google search disclosed that Joseph Carl Petmecky first appeared in Texas in about 1845 and by 1860 was an established gunsmith and gun dealership at 507 Congress Ave. in Austin. One of the sites had a picture of an aged man titled “J.C. Petmecky at his shop in 1925”. Revolver has nearly full coverage Cuno Helfricht engraving consisting of full coverage on the frame with Mr. Helfricht’s trademark sunbursts on recoil shield and loading gate, with the balance foliate arabesque and geometric patterns. Engraving extends most of the length of the sides of the bbl with chip border patterns around the address terminating in beautiful foliate & geometric patterns just behind front sight. Top of back strap has a zig zag cross pattern with snake pattern in the bars and geometric patterns down back strap and on trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with alternating geometric and foliate arabesque patterns on lands between flutes and has a snake & dot pattern at rear edge. PROVENANCE: John Irwin Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including cylinder, except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains about 93-95% of its orig factory nickel on the frame, bbl & grip frame with some minor losses on front & back straps and the very tip of muzzle end of bbl and some minor pitting on tip of ejector rod housing. Cylinder retains about 80% orig nickel with some pimpling in the flutes. Grips are outstanding with a couple of minor age lines and are completely sound retaining great fire. Screws retain most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-36773 JR123 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2169	$10,925.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1877 THUNDERER DA REVOLVER. SN 78278. Cal. 41 Colt. Nickel finish with 4-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with “COLT. D.A. 41″ in a ribbon on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and is mounted with beautiful thick pearl grips with deep relief carved ox head on right side. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter fully identifying this revolver, as found, in 41 caliber, 4-1/2” bbl, nickel finish, pearl grips, factory engraved and shipped to J. Petmecky, Austin, TX, on Sept. 11, 1898, in a shipment of two same type guns. A preliminary Google search disclosed that Joseph Carl Petmecky first appeared in Texas in about 1845 and by 1860 was an established gunsmith and gun dealership at 507 Congress Ave. in Austin. One of the sites had a picture of an aged man titled “J.C. Petmecky at his shop in 1925”. Revolver has nearly full coverage Cuno Helfricht engraving consisting of full coverage on the frame with Mr. Helfricht’s trademark sunbursts on recoil shield and loading gate, with the balance foliate arabesque and geometric patterns. Engraving extends most of the length of the sides of the bbl with chip border patterns around the address terminating in beautiful foliate & geometric patterns just behind front sight. Top of back strap has a zig zag cross pattern with snake pattern in the bars and geometric patterns down back strap and on trigger guard. Cylinder is engraved with alternating geometric and foliate arabesque patterns on lands between flutes and has a snake & dot pattern at rear edge. PROVENANCE: John Irwin Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching including cylinder, except grips which are unnumbered. Overall retains about 93-95% of its orig factory nickel on the frame, bbl & grip frame with some minor losses on front & back straps and the very tip of muzzle end of bbl and some minor pitting on tip of ejector rod housing. Cylinder retains about 80% orig nickel with some pimpling in the flutes. Grips are outstanding with a couple of minor age lines and are completely sound retaining great fire. Screws retain most of their orig fire blue. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-36773 JR123 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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