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2190
$4,312.50

COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION. SN 145521. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Blue & color case hardened with 5-1/2″ bbl, full front sight and 1-line block letter address. Left side of frame has 2-line 3-patent dates and rampant Colt in a circle. Mounted with 2-pc old ivory grips with a raised carved ox head on right side. Accompanied by a Colt factory letter identifying this revolver, as found, with type of stocks not listed, shipped to Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Mfg. Co., San Francisco Agency, San Francisco, CA on May 18, 1892 in a shipment of 5 same type revolvers. PROVENANCE: David Crocker Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% glossy orig blue with some light flaking and muzzle edge wear. Ejector rod housing retains about 60% blue, in the gullets with outer radius gray metal. Frame & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, turned dark with brighter colors in sheltered areas. Cyl is mostly a thin blue/brown patina. Grips are fine, show light to moderate wear, with a few minor age lines and retain a mellow ivory patina. Hammer is not solid in half cock notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-36840 JR8 (5,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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