FINE COLT ETCHED PANEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER.

FINE COLT ETCHED PANEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 50947. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with 1-line block letter address and 2-1/4″ long “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CF”. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44” just forward of base pin and last four digits of serial number are under the ejector rod housing. Ejector rod housing is second type, having been factory altered from orig first type, with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Cylinder also has last four digits of serial number back of one flute with a tiny “S” on rear face between two chambers. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that also has last four digits of serial number in ink in the backstrap channel. Etched panel bbls were in use from about serial number 38,704 to about serial number 135,000 (1889). Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which fully identifies this revolver as found with nickel finish, bbl length not listed with wood stocks. It was shipped March 29, 1879 to Winchester Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT in a shipment of five same type guns. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory nickel with crisp etched panel. Frame retains 96-97% strong orig factory nickel with some tiny pimples and a series of tiny nicks on left side. Frame & grip frame screws retain most of their fire blue. Front strap has a brown spot at toe, otherwise grip frame retains most of its orig factory nickel with some slight pimpling at top of back strap. Cylinder retains 83-85% strong orig factory nickel with one area of flaked loss. Grip has slight, light edge wear with one small nick on left edge and retains most of its bright orig factory varnish. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36283 JR3 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2135	$28,750.00	FINE COLT ETCHED PANEL SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 50947. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 7-1/2″ bbl, full front sight with 1-line block letter address and 2-1/4″ long “COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER” etched panel on left side. Left side of frame has 3-line patent dates and left front web of trigger guard is marked “44 CF”. Bottom of bbl has a tiny “44” just forward of base pin and last four digits of serial number are under the ejector rod housing. Ejector rod housing is second type, having been factory altered from orig first type, with bull’s eye ejector rod head. Cylinder also has last four digits of serial number back of one flute with a tiny “S” on rear face between two chambers. Mounted with 1-pc walnut grip that also has last four digits of serial number in ink in the backstrap channel. Etched panel bbls were in use from about serial number 38,704 to about serial number 135,000 (1889). Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter which fully identifies this revolver as found with nickel finish, bbl length not listed with wood stocks. It was shipped March 29, 1879 to Winchester Repeating Arms, New Haven, CT in a shipment of five same type guns. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including cylinder & grip. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory nickel with crisp etched panel. Frame retains 96-97% strong orig factory nickel with some tiny pimples and a series of tiny nicks on left side. Frame & grip frame screws retain most of their fire blue. Front strap has a brown spot at toe, otherwise grip frame retains most of its orig factory nickel with some slight pimpling at top of back strap. Cylinder retains 83-85% strong orig factory nickel with one area of flaked loss. Grip has slight, light edge wear with one small nick on left edge and retains most of its bright orig factory varnish. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36283 JR3 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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