SCARCE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

SCARCE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 163249. Cal. 38 Colt. Blue & case colored with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight & 2-line bbl address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, underneath base pin, is marked “38 Colt”. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates & rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips that are numbered to this revolver. Factory records indicate that out of the total of approx. 357,859 SAA’s produced only 1,101 were produced in this caliber prior to 1914 & another 1,365 after 1922 when caliber was reintroduced. Reference Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this revolver in 38 Colt caliber, 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks “not listed” & shipped to Colt’s San Francisco agency on Nov. 12, 1895 in a single gun shipment. Also accompanied by an orig “1875” dated Springfield Armory manual for “Army Revolvers and Gatlin Guns”. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including grips. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain bright blue in sheltered areas being mostly a cleaned silver/gray patina. Frame retains 30-40% faded case colors, stronger in sheltered areas & hammer 60-70% faded case colors. Cylinder is a silver/brown patina. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 75-80% thin orig blue, strong in sheltered areas. Grips are fine showing light wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Manual is fine. 4-35071 JR95 (2,400-2,800)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2346	$3,450.00	SCARCE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 163249. Cal. 38 Colt. Blue & case colored with 4-3/4″ bbl, full front sight & 2-line bbl address with caliber marking on left side. Bottom of bbl, underneath base pin, is marked “38 Colt”. Left side of frame has 2-line patent dates & rampant Colt in a broken circle. Mounted with rampant Colt hard rubber grips that are numbered to this revolver. Factory records indicate that out of the total of approx. 357,859 SAA’s produced only 1,101 were produced in this caliber prior to 1914 & another 1,365 after 1922 when caliber was reintroduced. Reference Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia, Cochran. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter identifying this revolver in 38 Colt caliber, 4-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks “not listed” & shipped to Colt’s San Francisco agency on Nov. 12, 1895 in a single gun shipment. Also accompanied by an orig “1875” dated Springfield Armory manual for “Army Revolvers and Gatlin Guns”. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching including grips. Bbl & ejector rod housing retain bright blue in sheltered areas being mostly a cleaned silver/gray patina. Frame retains 30-40% faded case colors, stronger in sheltered areas & hammer 60-70% faded case colors. Cylinder is a silver/brown patina. Trigger guard & backstrap retain 75-80% thin orig blue, strong in sheltered areas. Grips are fine showing light wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. Manual is fine. 4-35071 JR95 (2,400-2,800) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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