RARE & EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH CONDITION COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE EXTANT.

RARE & EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH CONDITION COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE EXTANT. SN 145300. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 3″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, under base pin, is marked with a tiny “45M”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver, as found, in caliber 45 with 3″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to D.W. Thrall, address not available on Jan. 12, 1893 in a single gun shipment. Also accompanied by a bill of sale on “Estate of Wm. M. Locke” letterhead dated May 4, 1973 selling this revolver, identified by SN, to famous dealer/collector Knox Baldwin of Nashville, TN. It is listed as Inventory #439. This is a well-known, authenticated Sheriff’s Model that has resided in a number of fine collections before being purchased by Mr. Adams. PROVENANCE: William M. Locke Collection; Knox Baldwin; George L. Lewis Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, all matching except cyl & grips which are unnumbered. Bbl, cyl & grip frame retain about 98-99% glossy orig Colt blue with faint muzzle sharp edge wear and some minor flaking on buttstrap and heel of backstrap; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, generally brilliant with some fading on top strap, left recoil shield & top edge of hammer; cyl also retains brilliant blue with some minor, light scratches and sharp edge wear with a light cyl line and three spots of wear which appears that it may have slid around in a box or drawer; grips are sound with crisp diamond points, turning chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; probably unfired. Front face & chambers of cyl and the bore retain about all of their orig factory blue. 4-44687 JR209 (125,000-175,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2171	$281,750.00	RARE & EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH CONDITION COLT SHERIFF’S MODEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE EXTANT. SN 145300. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 3″ bbl, full front sight and 2-line address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, under base pin, is marked with a tiny “45M”. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver, as found, in caliber 45 with 3″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed and shipped to D.W. Thrall, address not available on Jan. 12, 1893 in a single gun shipment. Also accompanied by a bill of sale on “Estate of Wm. M. Locke” letterhead dated May 4, 1973 selling this revolver, identified by SN, to famous dealer/collector Knox Baldwin of Nashville, TN. It is listed as Inventory #439. This is a well-known, authenticated Sheriff’s Model that has resided in a number of fine collections before being purchased by Mr. Adams. PROVENANCE: William M. Locke Collection; Knox Baldwin; George L. Lewis Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, all matching except cyl & grips which are unnumbered. Bbl, cyl & grip frame retain about 98-99% glossy orig Colt blue with faint muzzle sharp edge wear and some minor flaking on buttstrap and heel of backstrap; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, generally brilliant with some fading on top strap, left recoil shield & top edge of hammer; cyl also retains brilliant blue with some minor, light scratches and sharp edge wear with a light cyl line and three spots of wear which appears that it may have slid around in a box or drawer; grips are sound with crisp diamond points, turning chocolate. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; probably unfired. Front face & chambers of cyl and the bore retain about all of their orig factory blue. 4-44687 JR209 (125,000-175,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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