FINE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

FINE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 112915. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs and it is mounted with rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. SN was observed in the usual three places, on frame, trigger guard & buttstrap. Trigger guard & buttstrap are also marked with the “mystery” “G” inspector initial. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver, as found, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on March 19, 1885 in a shipment of 20 same type firearms. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except cyl & grips which are unnumbered. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 96-98% dark, glossy orig blue with faint muzzle edge wear and some light flaking on bbl; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, lightly faded; trigger guard & back strap retain dark glossy blue in sheltered areas with the frontstrap a blue/gray patina and the backstrap flaking to a a light patina; cyl retains about 90% orig blue, thinning on outer diameter, bright & strong in the flutes; chambers of cyl retain virtually all of their orig factory blue, as does the bore. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44689 JR195 (30,000-40,000)

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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	2174	$25,875.00	FINE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 112915. Cal. 45 Colt. Blue & color case hardened with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “45 CAL”. Bottom of bbl & cyl have tiny British proofs and it is mounted with rampant Colt/Eagle hard rubber grips. SN was observed in the usual three places, on frame, trigger guard & buttstrap. Trigger guard & buttstrap are also marked with the “mystery” “G” inspector initial. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver, as found, shipped to Colt’s London Agency on March 19, 1885 in a shipment of 20 same type firearms. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except cyl & grips which are unnumbered. Bbl & ejector housing retain about 96-98% dark, glossy orig blue with faint muzzle edge wear and some light flaking on bbl; frame & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, lightly faded; trigger guard & back strap retain dark glossy blue in sheltered areas with the frontstrap a blue/gray patina and the backstrap flaking to a a light patina; cyl retains about 90% orig blue, thinning on outer diameter, bright & strong in the flutes; chambers of cyl retain virtually all of their orig factory blue, as does the bore. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44689 JR195 (30,000-40,000) 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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