FINE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH CUSTOM ENGRAVING.

FINE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH CUSTOM ENGRAVING. SN 58258. Cal. 45 Colt. Silver finish with unusual 8-3/8″ bbl, small front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Mounted with exceptional 1-pc smooth ivory grip. Serial numbers were observed in usual places on the frame, trigger guard & back strap. Bbl & cyl are unnumbered. Revolver is spectacularly engraved in deep foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Frame has full coverage with small unengraved accent panels in front gullets on right side. Sides of hammer are engraved to match. Top strap is beautifully engraved in foliate & leaf patterns with a snake & dot pattern in the sight groove. The edges of cyl opening are outlined with a fine zig zag and running dot border pattern. Screws are engraved. Bbl is engraved to match with about 5-3/4″ matching foliate arabesque patterns on both sides with a fantasy wolf’s head incorporated into one scroll on left side. Bbl root, at the frame, is engraved with deep scallop border and the address framed with geometric patterns which terminate in an elaborate geometric pattern over the top. Cylinder is engraved to match with scalloped shell and foliate arabesque patterns around rear edge and geometric patterns in the flutes. Top of back strap is engraved in an elaborate deep relief fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top and at the heel with zig zag borders down each side. Butt strap is engraved in geometric patterns with a hunter star on trigger bow and fancy border on the trigger plate edges. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in the gullet and an elaborate intertwined woven pattern on outer radius. Altogether an extremely beautiful and well-executed piece of the engraver’s art. Accompanied by a custom green velvet lined mahogany casing. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about all of its fine custom finish showing some light cleaning on sides of bbl. Hammer is not solid in the safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case is fine. 4-41859 JR147 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2203	$7,475.00	FINE CUSTOM COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER WITH CUSTOM ENGRAVING. SN 58258. Cal. 45 Colt. Silver finish with unusual 8-3/8″ bbl, small front sight and 1-line block letter Hartford address. Mounted with exceptional 1-pc smooth ivory grip. Serial numbers were observed in usual places on the frame, trigger guard & back strap. Bbl & cyl are unnumbered. Revolver is spectacularly engraved in deep foliate arabesque scrolls with fine punch dot background. Frame has full coverage with small unengraved accent panels in front gullets on right side. Sides of hammer are engraved to match. Top strap is beautifully engraved in foliate & leaf patterns with a snake & dot pattern in the sight groove. The edges of cyl opening are outlined with a fine zig zag and running dot border pattern. Screws are engraved. Bbl is engraved to match with about 5-3/4″ matching foliate arabesque patterns on both sides with a fantasy wolf’s head incorporated into one scroll on left side. Bbl root, at the frame, is engraved with deep scallop border and the address framed with geometric patterns which terminate in an elaborate geometric pattern over the top. Cylinder is engraved to match with scalloped shell and foliate arabesque patterns around rear edge and geometric patterns in the flutes. Top of back strap is engraved in an elaborate deep relief fan pattern with foliate arabesque patterns near the top and at the heel with zig zag borders down each side. Butt strap is engraved in geometric patterns with a hunter star on trigger bow and fancy border on the trigger plate edges. Ejector rod housing is engraved with a snake & dot pattern in the gullet and an elaborate intertwined woven pattern on outer radius. Altogether an extremely beautiful and well-executed piece of the engraver’s art. Accompanied by a custom green velvet lined mahogany casing. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about all of its fine custom finish showing some light cleaning on sides of bbl. Hammer is not solid in the safety or half cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Case is fine. 4-41859 JR147 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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